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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.
EuroDocs
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English
This open-access site contains translations of historical texts, maps, audio and video files, and photographs related to European countries (broadly defined). Each European country contains ancient, medieval, and modern sources related to history, culture, economics, and politics.
English Heritage
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
English Heritage preserves and conserves 400 places in England and their website has non-scholarly information about the histories of these places and preservation/conservation techniques, including a wide video series about the topic; they also have volunteering opportunities.
The Database of Religious History | The University of British Columbia
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese
A database with comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history which is written by academic scholars.
ICTM The International Council for Traditional Music
Category
Ancient Music
Type
Online Groups
Language
English
The International Council for Traditional Music is a scholarly organization which aims to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of traditional music and dance of all countries. To these ends the Council organizes World Conferences, Symposia, Colloquia, and Fora, and publishes.
Avicenna Project
Category
Ancient Philosophy
Type
Study Aids
Language
English, Arabic
A website about the project about Avicenna. It aims at 'mapping the manuscript diffusion of Avicenna's Ilahiyyat, at surveying its indirect tradition, and at establishing critically the text of this work along the standards of classical philology. The edition is complemented by a facing English translation and a philosophical commentary, in order to make the edition accessible to readers not familiar with the Arabic language and scholars interested in the doctrinal content of the work.'
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French
ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. The website hosts a database of such places, images, and recently published articles freely accessible on the topic and an open archive of articles, as well as a journal and e-book store. The organization also has opportunities for internships and volunteering.
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