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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.

Text Critical

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

English

This website contains public domain translations of ancient Greek texts. It also has useful data analytics tools.

VRoma: A Virtual Community for Teaching and Learning Classics

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

This site has resouces for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture. There is an interactive virtual world based on ancient Rome (called the "MOO"), all created by the VRoma community (instructors and scholars who use the MOO with their students). This site requires you to login as a guest, but access is free.

The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program | The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Museum Tours

Language

English

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is committed to expanding the public understanding of human evolution by providing open-access guides, models, and other materials for the study of human prehistory.

Archaeology and Landscape in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia | University of Oregon

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

An inventory and research guide for understanding the cultural landscapes of the Altai Mountains of Mongolia.

Atalar Mirasi - Media Fund

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

Kazakh, Turkish, English, Russian

Atalar Mirasi focuses on the early history of the Turkic peoples of Central and East Asia, with translations of ancient inscriptions, historical articles, and other resources available.

Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity - Vici.org

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Research Materials

Language

English, German, French, Dutch

An archaeological atlas of antiquity: a collaborative "wiki" type map of ancient archaeological sites. Data is primarily Greco-Roman, but it also includes some info from India, China, East Africa, and the Americas.

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian | UNESCO

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch

This UNESCO site is about Zhoukoudian excavation site and archaeological findings. There is also information about the protection and management of the archaeological site.

The World Religions Tree

Category

Ancient Religion

Type

Study Aids

Language

English, French, Russian

An interactive simulation portraying the development and origin of the world religions. This website has its merit on focusing on almost every known system of belief, not only on the major world religions, though users should be cautioned against the "evolutionary" narrative of such a display.

Ancient Music Ireland - Music Reborn

Category

Ancient Music

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Ancient Music Ireland explores the cultural traditions of the Irish people from the earliest settlements on the island up until the present day.

Silk Road Seattle | University of Washington

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Museum Tours

Language

English

An annotated collection of museums around the world containing art and archaeological objects from the Silk Road, managed by the Waltin Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington.

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