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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.
Hittite Monuments
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A digital humanities project that maps the locations of Hittite and Neo-Hittite sites, inscriptions, and rock monuments. Each site is lniked to a brief description with images and relevant literature.
Artsoundscape
Category
Ancient Music
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A research group based in Spain that studies ancient soundscapes of caves and rock paintings. They use a variety of methods from ethnography, ethnohistorical analysis, psychology, and archaeology. They also host scientific conferences, reading groups, and outreach events.
The Leakey Foundation
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
Website dedicated to the promotion of scientific knowledge and education about human origins and evolution sponsored by the Leakey Foundation. The website contains materials for educators (videos and readings), grants for research, and a news blog.
American Musical Instrument Society
Category
Ancient Music
Type
Online Groups
Language
English
A scholarly international group based in the United States that studies musical instruments from all eras and regions of the world. They have an annual conference, peer-reviewed journal, and a useful list of musical instrument collections/museums from around the world.
Artefacts of Excavation – British Excavations in Egypt 1880-1980
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
On this website, users can search through the database of British excavations in Egypt – fieldsites, the excavation seasons, the people who worked there, the objects they found, and the places these objects ended up traveling to.
African Fossils
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
A website where viewers can interact with images and 3D models of prehistoric hominid fossils and artifacts (primarily from excavations at Lake Turkana in East Africa). Contains maps, images of excavation sites, and a timeline of the fossils.
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