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World History Encyclopedia
Category
General History
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The World History Encyclopedia (formerly the Ancient History Encyclopedia) provides a multitude of resources to engage the public in world history and cultural heritage. There are numerous encyclopedia-style articles on a range of historical and archaeological topics including, art and architecture, daily life, biographies of famous individuals, places, states, time periods, religions, and warfare. The coverage of the site is primarily ancient and medieval, but it is expanding into the Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern periods. There is also a repository of materials for educators such as timelines, quizzes, a media library, and translations of ancient documents. There is also a growing collection of YouTube videos and podcasts on world history subjects. Many of the articles have been translated into a variety of languages.
The China Biographical Database
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Chinese
The China Biographical Database Project is a freely accessible relational database with biographical information on over 500,000 historical individuals primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. The database datasets are downloadable. There is also additional information on their blog, published papers, and events pages.
Achemenet
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
French; English
This website contains various tools and resources for the study of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including texts, translations, bibliography, information on archaeological sites, images, maps, museum information, and online publications. Texts are arranged by language (Aramaic, Babylonian, Egyptian, Elamite, Greek, Lycian, and multilingual), region (Anatolia, Babylon, Egypt, Fars, and Greece), and publication.
Digital Topographical Bibliography
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

A database with a collection of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings. It also presents and analyzes both published and unpublished information about ancient Egyptian monuments.
Exploring the Maya World
Category
Ancient American (Indigenous) Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English

A digital museum collection about the Maya that includes pictures, text, Google street view tours of archaeological sites, videos, and interactive 3D models of artifacts. Contains information about the preservation of Maya archaeological sites.
Hidden Depths
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

Hidden Depths "aims to use archaeological evidence to encourage discussion among young people about their assumptions about human nature and what it means to be human, and how these assumptions affect their lives." Consists of a series of short profiles of prehistoric remains that are paired with discussion questions about how people lived with disability in prehistory, the diversity of humanity, and the development of human emotion. Aimed at children but not too simple for a wider audience.
Heritage Voices Podcast
Category
Ancient American (Indigenous) Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

"The goal of the Heritage Voices podcast is to provide a platform for indigenous voices in Anthropology, CRM/Heritage, and Land Management discussions. The podcast features interviews with tribal members, descendant community members, and other Heritage/Cultural Resource Management professionals on tribal consultation, collaborative ethnography, and indigenous archaeology, etc." Mostly focuses on North America but has episodes with indigenous peoples on other continents such as Australia.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

A series of podcast episodes, each of which uses an artifact in the British Museum as a case study to discuss an aspect of human history. Covers topics from a variety of time periods and locations. Partnership between the British Museum and BBC Radio 4. Episodes have transcripts and are paired with photos of the artifacts in question.
Interactive Digs
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Archaeologists provide text and photo updates and answer questions about ongoing archaeological digs that they are participating in. Current digs are located in Crete, Suriname, the United States, Ireland, and Italy. Updates from completed past digs can be viewed.
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