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Online Resources Database for Ancient Studies

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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 It also presents and analyzes both published and unpublished information about ancient Egyptian monuments.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.

Archaeology Scotland Heritage Resources Portal

Category

Ancient Europe

Type

Lesson Plans

Language

English

A collection of downloadable lesson plans and educational resources for homeschooling, primary and secondary school teachers, and adult learners provided by Archaeology Scotland.

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.

Idaho Virtual Museum

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Museum Tours

Language

English

Interactive 3D models of fossils, artifacts, bones, and plants in the Idaho Museum of Natural History.

EDsitement

Category

General History

Type

Lesson Plans

Language

English

A collection of lesson plans and teacher's guides on US and world history and literature provided by the NEH.

Festivals, Feasting, and Animals at Stonehenge

Category

Ancient Europe

Type

Lesson Plans

Language

English

Lesson plan for teachers on teaching students about the use of instrumental analysis in doing archaeological research on Stonehenge.

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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