Monthly Favorites
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.
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A digital project co-managed by the British Museum and the National Museum of Wales dedicated to preserving and presenting archaeological information to the public about Wales from the Bronze Age to Medieval period. It contains information on coins, metal artifacts, publications, news, and research in progress.
Oppida
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English; French; German
A website that contains information about oppida, a type of Celtic towns. Information on different sites include French and English descriptions of the site, topographic information, site chronology, relevant bibliography, Google Earth location, and photographs.
Bibliography of Mathematics in Islamic medieval civilization
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The homepage of Jan P. Hogendijk where one can find resources for studying Medieval Islamic mathematicians, Abu Rayhan (al-)Biruni, Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, Muhammad ibn Musa (al-)Khwarizmi, and the Samarkand school in mathematics and astronomy.
CODECS: Collaborative Online Database and e-Resources for Celtic Studies
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This site aims to be a comprehensive online database for Celtic Studies. It has searchable texts, manuscripts, inscriptions, and bibliography, with a general focus on Irish and Hiberno-Latin materials.
World Wide Web Library of African Archaeology
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This webiste has collected numerous resources for studying ancient Africa, including maps, documents, links to book series, journal publicatoins, and important handbooks, lists of bibliographies, international laws governing heritage in Africa, and a list of organizations and institutions that study aspects of African history and anthropology.
ORBIS: The Standard Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Interactive map of the Roman world that allows one to view the vast networks that connected the empire, estimated travel times, etc. Useful as a visual aid for teachers, a fun website for students to play around with, and a resource for researchers.
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