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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.
Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Archaeological Site
Language
English
This website presents materials from the University of California excavations at ancient Nemea. There is a history of the site and excavations, information about current excavations, news and updates, and information on the summer field school.
Excavations at Lefkandi
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Archaeological Site
Language
English, Modern Greek
A website about current and past excavations at Lefkandi. The website collects all the history of excavations, current projects, a list of publications and a list about fundings and academic aknowledgements.
The British Museum: Egyptian Collection
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
This collection of Egyptian antiquities from the British Museum showcases the Rosetta Stone, mummies, and other Egyptian artifacts. There are also helpful materials such as podcasts and blog posts.
Griffin Warrior Tomb
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A website about excavations at Pylos related to the "Griffin Warrior" tomb. The website documents some of the excavations and finds from 2015-2018 in and around the area. There are pages about the history of excavations and a photo gallery.
Ugarit
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Languages
Language
English
This website is a crowd-sourced translation alignment software which includes many ancient texts. It allows users to align individual words and phrases with its facing translation in numerous languages. As of November 2023, there are 52 languages on the site, including ancient Greek, Latin, Akkadian, Demotic Egyptian, Hittite, and many more modern languages.
Iklaina Archaeological Project
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A website about current and past excavations of Bronze Age Iklaina. The website collects all the history of excavations, information on the archaeological field school, links to excavation reports and a 3D model of the site, a photo gallery, and information on the restoration and conservation of the site.
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