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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.
Mapping Ancient Polytheisms (MAP)
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

The Mapping Ancient Polytheisms (MAP) databse is a collective of known epithets of Greek and Roman deities found in epigraphic sources across the Mediterranean. The website is offered in French and English. There is a searchable database, as well as digital tools for network analysis and webmapping. There are tutorial videos to assist with learning how to use the database. Access to the site is free, but a registration approval from the website administrators is necessary.
The Magna Carta Project
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

A website decicated to the study of the Magna Carta, including the text of the Magna Carta itself, as well as related texts and commentaries. The site contains downloadable resources for teachers that, while meant for a British curriculum, could still be helpful for American teachers.
The Noble Quran
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
Arabic, English, Bengali, Farsi, French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Albanian, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese, Malay

An entire Holy Quran the central religious text of Islam. Avaliable both in Arabic and English. It also offers the interactive reading tool. All of the Meccan and Medinan Surahs are the chronologically organised and avaliable on the website. One can browse through the surahs, click on the button (shown left) in the READ & LISTEN page and navigate surah by title or by page.
The Association for Preservation Technology International
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Collections of scholarly articles and journals relating to technology for preservation & conservation of historic sites; conference which offers student scholarships for presentations; possibility of memebership
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.
Sinai Manuscripts Digital Library
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English

This is an online digitalized manuscript collection from the library of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Egypt. So far manuscripts in Arabic and Syriac have been digitized, with other languages such as Greek, Coptic, Georgian, Latin, and others still forthcoming. Log-in required.
ToposText
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English

This website contains a map-searchable database of archaeological sites and ancient places with references to all textual mentions in Greek, Roman, and Aramaic sources. There are also full-text translations of almost 800 sources, downloadable datasets, and searchable databases of places and peoples.