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.
Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Archaeological Site
Language
English
Website for the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology (JIAA) in Çağırkan village, Kaman, Kırşehir, in the Republic of Turkey. The JIAA conducts annual excavations at the nearby ancient site of Kaman-Kalehöyük. The site contains information about the excavations, summaries of finds, and news.
British Institute at Ankara
Category
Arabic & Islamic Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The British Institute at Ankara is a research institution in Turkey that focuses on Anatolian and Black Sea archaeology, ancient and modern history, heritage management, social sciences, and contemporary issues in public policy and political science.
American Research Institute in Turkey
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
ARIT is the primary organization serving American and Canadian researchers and scholars interested in carrying out study and research in and about Turkey. ARIT centers offer a wide range of scholarly and educational activities in Istanbul, Ankara, and the U.S. ARIT administers fellowships for research and language study in the country and supports academic exchanges with Turkish and other scholars.
Heidelberg Historic Literature - Digitized
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Languages
Language
English
This open source website contains digitzed manuscripts, historical maps, archaeological publications, select academic literature, and a papyrus collection (text only availble in German for the papyrus collection).
HertiageDaily
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
HeritageDaily is an independent publisher of the latest scientific discoveries, research, and travel news. First launched as an archaeology blog in 2011, the site has grown into a publisher of general scientific subjects, with a focus on archaeology, anthropology, palaeoanthropology, and palaeontology.
Çatalhöyük Reseach Project
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Turkish
Since 1993, the Çatalhöyük Research Project has recruited an international group of specialists to pioneer new archaeological, conservation and curatorial methods on and off site. Simultaneously, it aims to advance understandings of human life in the past.
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