Monthly Favorites
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.
Parthian Empire
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The website with information about Parthian Empire - history, coins, geography, resources, art and culture. Also, it has references to the books, articles, maps, and other resources necessary for further study of this topic.
Gertrude Bell Collection
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The website with various research in Archaeology, History, Politics, and Travel, the books and papers of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926). Also, it comprises books on Arabic and Persian languages and on the histories of Arabia, and the Near and Middle East which were formerly part of Gertrude's working library.
Celtic tribes
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
This encyclopedia-style website has numerous articles on a broad range of topics from prehistory to the modern era, with a focus on ancient and medieval Europe, the Near East, Africa, and Asia. There is also an interesting section on kings lists, which are annotated in timeline form with images and other commentary.
Oriental Institution - University of Chicago
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The website of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. Its collections focus on the art, history, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Nubia, Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, and the Levant) from the last 10,000 years. THere are digitized materials of its comprehensive collections, including artifacts, excavation records, administrative documents, and publications, public exhibits. Management of the materials that comprise the Oriental Institute's collections is organized into five units: Museum Registration, Tablet Collection, Archives, Conservation, and the Research Library.
ToposText
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English
This website contains a map-searchable database of archaeological sites and ancient places with references to all textual mentions in Greek, Roman, and Aramaic sources. There are also full-text translations of almost 800 sources, downloadable datasets, and searchable databases of places and peoples.
University of Amsterdam Conservation and Resotration
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
Dutch, English
Page for University of Amsterdam Conservation and Preservation department, including information about study programs but more usefully, up to date news in the department/field in general, academic articles from department members and other research materials.
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