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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.
Biblical Archaeology Society
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English
The Biblical Archaeology Society was founded in 1974 as a nonprofit, nondenominational, educational organization dedicated to the dissemination of information about archaeology in the Bible lands. BAS educates the public about archaeology and the Bible through its quarterly magazine, Biblical Archaeology Review, an award-winning website, tours and seminars, and books and DVDs.
Ancient Jew Review
Category
Unspecified
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Ancient Jew Review is a subscription-free digital forum for the publication of peer-reviewed academic articles, essays on new research and field trends, pedagogical methods and materials, and reviews of recent publications devoted to ancient Judaism and the study of the ancient world.
The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues Website
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Study Aids
Language
English, Hebrew
The main goal of the The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues website is to display the world of synagogues from the Land of Israel for the scholar, student and layperson. This website provides information such as bibliographical references, geographical location, photos, plans and brief descriptions of ancient synagogues from the Roman and Byzantine periods in the Land of Israel. It also presents information on selected historically significant synagogues from the Middle Ages through the beginning of the 20th century.
New skeletal evidence could put decades-old debate over Qumran settlers to rest | The Times of Israel
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Information about the new excavation at the site Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, with new evidence to support the consensus that Qumran was a sectarian settlement.
The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum | Israel Antiquities Authority
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English; Hebrew
The National Treasures' collections comprise hundreds of thousands of artifacts that range from prehistoric periods to the end of the Ottoman period in Israel. This online site offers a selection of published artifacts from the collections of the National Treasures and is available for researchers, curators, students and the general public in Israel and abroad. This site is updated continuously, and new artifacts are added on a regular basis.
Ancient Pottery Database | The Foundation for Archaeological Research of the Land of Israel
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website is database of ancient pottery assemblages, divided into geographical regions and periods of use, subdivided into type categories such as parallel finds, special features, measurements and bibliographic references. The main focus of this site is the pottery of the Southern Levant, with special emphasis on the pottery of the Holy Land throughout the periods.
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