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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 Madain Project
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The Madain Project hosts a web archive of sites related to the history and archaeology of Abrahamic religious sites (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Sites are searchable by region and religion, and they include images, brief histories, and bibliographies.
AWOL - Ancient World Online
Category
Unspecified
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This blog provides open access notices on academic literature about the ancient world. Users can find lists of all open access academic journal, monograph series, and textbooks/OERs/Primers. Blog entries go back to 2009, and new content is frequently published.
Iron-Age-Danube Database
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Iron-Age-Danube Project focuses on monumental archaeological landscapes of the Early Iron Age during the 9th–4th centuries BC (Hallstatt period). This website also contains a database of Early Iron Age sites in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia. It also contains an interactive thesaurus of Iron Age vocabulary. The project also seeks to help with site conservation.
Archaeology UK's Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds (Barrows) sites in Britain (UK)
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
On this website, you can find all known locations of Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon Burial Mounds (Barrows) within 10km of any UK postcode, placename, or map reference. A subscription is required to access GPS locations, aerial photographs, LiDAR images, and survey maps.
Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This is the definitive site for the study of the excavations of Tutankhamun's Tomb. There is access to original photos, journals and diaries, notes and drawings, maps and plans, and a bibliography.
ARCHI UK Maps
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
ARCHI UK is the database of more than 200,000 British Archaeological Sites covering the whole of England, Scotland and Wales. On this website you can search various British Archaeological sites, old maps, search worldwide sites and find ancient places in the UK.
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