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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.
The Online Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Languages
Language
English
This is an online version of the Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Dictionary hosted on the TLG website (subscription required; check with your university website for an institutional subscription).
Persee
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French
Persee.fr contains a vast collection of scholarly publications related to the humanities and social sciences, as well as earth and environmental sciences. Its collections go as far back as 1840 and number over 700,000, and have many publications related to ancient history and archaeology.
Ancient DNA Hub
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
On this website you can find information about DNA from ancient cultures. The information provided on Ancient DNA Hub summarizes what is said in primary sources about each ancient culture for which autosomal DNA is available.
Archaeology: Peak District National Park
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Database of information & sources about archaeology in the Peak District, UK, including access to an annual free magazine (ACID), videos, images, interviews with specialists, articles and maps
Ancient Corinth | American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Website for school's excavation at Ancient Corinth, with links to internship opportunities, volunteering, courses, as well as (scholarly) articles, information about archaeology in general, conservation & preservation at the site, images of the excavation, database of digital resources, opportunity to contact staff
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