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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 Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society (MIAS)
Category
Arabic & Islamic Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society (MIAS) was founded in 1977 to promote a greater understanding of the work of Ibn Arabi and his followers. MIAS publishes a journal, hosts events, and digitizies manuscripts, among other historical efforts.
Library of Ancient Texts Online (LATO)
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, French, German, Dutch, Greek, Ancient Greek
This website contains a near-comprehensive list of links to ancient Greek texts and translations (mostly in English, but also several in French, and a few in German, Dutch, and modern Greek). Most texts are before 500 CE, but there are also some Byzantine texts.
Edition Topoi
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Edition Topoi research platform is an innovative, reliable information infrastructure. It serves the publication of citable research data such as 3D models, high-resolution pictures, data and databases. The content and its meta data are subject to peer review and made available on an open access basis.
The Met Collection
Category
Art History
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
This is a searchable database of images and information about pieces in the Met collection. Objects are from a wide variety of locations and time periods. There are high-resolution, downloadable images of works in the public domain.
The Encyclopedia of Islamic History
Category
Arabic & Islamic Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The Encyclopedia of Islamic History is the work of scholars whose intent is to create an enduring record of the role played by Islam in global history. It is maintained by the American Institute of Islamic History and Culture based in California.
Archaeobotanical Database of Eastern Mediterranean and Near Eastern Sites
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website has a collection of archaeobotanical data from the geographic regions of Aegean Greece, Turkey, Western Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Northern Egypt. The chronological coverage comprises the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval periods, with a special focus on the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website is online collection of images of cuneiform tablets. This site is a joint project of the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Oxford, and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.
Institut français d'archéologie orientale (IFAO)
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
French, English
The IFAO's mission is to study the civilizations that have succeeded in Egypt from prehistory to modern times. The disciplines concerned are archaeology, philology and history. The sites of the IFAO concern all periods (Prehistory, Pharaonic Egypt, Coptic period, Islamic period) and sites are excavated throughout Egypt (Nile Valley, Delta, Oasis, Eastern and Western Deserts, Sinai, Red Sea ).
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