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Archaeology Resources - Archaeology related news, books and web resources.

Art History Resources on the Web - Maintained by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History Sweet Briar College, Virginia.  This site has information on prehistoric art to 20th century art, research resources and links to museums from around the world.  Chris Witcombe has produced the best web site in the world for Art History Resources. ~Ancient Man
Note: This "Art History Resources" link can be found on the right side of all the continent pages on the Ancient Man website.

Browse Table of Contents of The Library of Congress Country Studies - This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.  The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.  ~ Ancient Man highly recommends this site for a comprehensive study (ancient times to the present) of each of the countries listed.  This link can be found on each continent page of the Ancient Man Web site.

WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology maintained by Anthro TECH.  At WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology you can list sites by Top Rated, Top Visited or Alphabetical as well as use the search function. The WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology is part of the WWW Virtual Library.  The History link is Virtual Library: History.  The Virtual Library is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the Virtual Library pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web. ~Ancient Man rates all of WWW Virtual Library as some of the best on the web.

The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. ~ presented by Paul Halsall, editor

The Catholic Encyclopedia - No one who is interested in human history, past and present, can ignore the Catholic Church, either as an institution which has been the central figure in the civilized world for nearly two thousand years, decisively affecting its destinies, religious, literary, scientific, social and political, or as an existing power whose influence and activity extend to every part of the globe.  The Catholic Encyclopedia articles are indexed alphabetically.  This is an oustanding resource for people, places or things; such as Aristotle, Galileo Galilei, Roman Catacombs, Chalice also called The Holy Grail and thousands of other interesting facts of history.  Many things can be found here that cannot be found elsewhere on the web.  Do you need information on Vasco da Gama or most of the explorers and discoveries of the past? Or, if you are doing research on Araucanians (A numerous tribe of warlike Indians in southern Chile).  The Catholic Encyclopedia is where you will find it.

Race (I. Introduction) - term historically used to describe a human population distinguishable from others based on shared biological traits. All living human beings belong to one species, Homo sapiens. The concept of race stems from the idea that the human species can be naturally subdivided into biologically distinct groups. In practice, however, scientists have found it impossible to separate humans into clearly defined races.  ~Ancient Man: " This is very good five pages of reading.  You may think you understand "Race", but after reading these pages you may gain new insight into what you believe and whether or not what you believe is the truth.  For example: Some people assume Hispanics have a common genetic heritage, in reality they share  only a language."
Race (III. History of the Concept of Race) - Race is a social and cultural creation whose definition has varied over time. Until a few hundred years ago, most people had very little exposure to individuals who differed markedly from themselves in physical appearance or culture. Thus, the concept of race was absent in most early societies.
"Race," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World - from the About.com guide on Geography.

Ancient Atlas - Maps and Geography of the Ancient World - from the About.com guide on Ancient/Classical History.  Ancient maps for most any place can be found here.  Indexed from A to Z.

Timelines & Tables - lists and descriptive information for quick reference on rulers, events, demographics, epochs, and more.  - from the About.com guide on Ancient/Classical History.

Encyclopedia Mythica - This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.

Mythology - from the About.com guide on Ancient/Classical History.

The Continents - from Infoplease.com almanac.

Ethnologue: Languages of the World - Ethnologue.com is a place where you can conveniently find many resources to help you with your research of the world's languages.
(To understand the meaning of Ethnologue, combine the terms ethnoand logue via Merriam-Webster Online).  Here is the definition of ethnology - Source: Merriam-Webster Online

Bibliographies for Anthropological Research - by Tennessee Archaeology Net.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT A CAREER IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE U.S.

UNESCO World Heritage List - by Lynn Garry Salmon.  "One goal of mine is to visit all of the sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List sometime in my life." ~ Lynn Garry Salmon. UNESCO is the abreviation of: ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ).  We have included this list because as we were going through it, we found vast amounts of information pertaining to history.
For example the "list" led us to:  Bulgaria a brief history outline - by Dimiter Markovski.  We found this brief history of Bulgaria so interesting that we included it on our Europe page.

World History Archives - Pro bono web pages from Hartford Web Publishing.  The World History Archives are collections of documents for teaching and learning about world history from a working class perspective. The presence of documents here does not imply an endorsement of their content nor a warrant of their authenticity.

Petroglyph image search on Google.com

Pictograph image search on Google.com

Rock art image search on Google.com

Cave painting image search on Google.com

Anthropology Home Page - from Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos California.  This site contains Anthropology Tutorials, and an extensive list of Anthropology Web Links for your study.

Australopithecus - Australopithecus: a collective name for the earliest known hominids emerging about 5 million years ago in East Africa.  This is a demonstration search made by Ancient Man, using one of the finest search engines available today, the FREE Copernic Agent Basic.  Click the link to see the search and for instructions on how to get your own Copernic Agent Basic.  Now available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Homo erectus - an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.  Like the web sites about Australopithecus, there are just too many good ones about Homo erectus to link individually, so we thought the easiest and best way was to do a demo search, like we did for Australopithecus.  This is a demonstration search made by Ancient Man, using one of the finest search engines available today, the FREE Copernic Agent Basic.  Click the link to see the search and for instructions on how to get your own Copernic Agent Basic.  Now available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese.

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - The University of Texas at Austin.  Online Maps of Special Interest, Online Maps of General Interest and Historical Maps.  Many of these jpg maps are very large files and will take a long time to download, but are well worth the wait.  At "The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection" site you will gain access to hundreds of maps from all over the world, many of which were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA Maps & Publications- released to the public).

Contemporary Approaches to World Rock Art - "In this document we provide a brief overview of the current state of rock art studies - specifically, we describe the distribution and chronology of major rock art bodies throughout the world, the major techniques for dating and analysing rock art, as well as current approaches to rock art conservation and management." ~ M.J. Morwood & C.E. Smith 1996 Contemporary Approaches to World Rock Art.  This is a great place for those that have a major interest in the world of rock art.

History Link 101 - A resource site developed for World History classes by a World History Teacher.  It is divided into six categories for each culture or time period in World History.  The categories are art, biographies, daily life, maps, pictures and research.

A Celebration of Women Writers - The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works.  At this site you can Browse by Author Name, Browse by Century (from 3000BC to the 20th Century), and Browse by Country (from Albania to Zimbabwe).  An example of one of the works at this site is: Pharaohs Fellahs and Explorers, by Amelia B. Edwards, Copyright, 1891, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine Online - An Official Publication of theArchaeological Institute of America.  Visit the INTERACTIVE DIG sites.  Read the latest news.

Fossil Hominids, The Evidence for Human Evolution - Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy.  A site that is intended to refute creationist claims that there is no evidence for human evolution.  (Disclaimer:  Ancient Man does not testify as to the correctness of the information on the sites that we link to, nor do we take sides in any controversy that may exist amongst the scholars.  We are merely a channel to resources that we think will provoke thought and provide educational opportunity.  In the opinion of Ancient Man, there is a great amount of educational material here, whether you be for or against human evolution.)

Paleoanthropology Links - General, Neandertals, Museums, Fossils, Books and articles, Courses, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Humor, Creationists.  Paleoanthropology is a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids.  (These are the best links to Paleoanthropology resources on the Web. ~ Ancient Man)

World History - E-Texts and maps by Frank Smitha - See Timeline from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE.  This site also contains the following:  Antiquity - 29 chapters, The 6th to 16th Centuries - 18 chapters, The 20th Century - 35 chapters.  ~A well written site that is easy to navigate. ~ Ancient Man

Minnesota State University EMuseum - Archaeology, Cultures, History and Prehistory.  In the upper right of the entry page you will see links to the three floors.  On each of these floors is links to some fascinating places to explore the world of the ancient man via prehistory, history and archaeology links. Some interesting "other" things to visit here are:  On the First Floor you will see the New and Old World Cafe's.  Here you can find recipes for many dishes.  On the second floor is a link to World Languages which is a very exciting place.  On the Third Floor you will find a World Population Clock link.  Click on it to find, in addition to the world population clock, the current population statistics for all the countries of the world.  Also, on the third floor is the non-human primate section.  This site is a very "fun" and educational place to visit.  ~Ancient Man gives the Minnesota State University a great big "thumbs up" for this work!

Ancient History Links - Update 01/21/2002 - We have been made aware that the compiling of this site was made by Donnie Huckaby, webmaster, Killeen Harker Heights Connections, Harker Heights High School, NOT by Dr. Konnilyn Feig, Professor of History/Political Science as previously stated.  Our apologies to Donnie Huckaby for this error.  At this time we would also like to direct your attention to Donnie's main Social Studies Links page for more great sites. WOW!  It's all here, from A to Z.  No more need be said about this site. ~Ancient Man

Archeology/Anthropology - a lot of good links here.

Ancient and lost Civilizations - Crystalinks has put a great deal of work into the pages at this site.

World History Compass - Extensive index of world history sites organized topically, regionally, and chronologically, as well as news about history-related topics. Includes reviews of new history Web sites, information about history exhibitions, a forum for historical researchers, and a bookstore featuring mini-reviews of history books.  (This site is a Britannica Internet Guide recommendation - by Encyclopaedia Britannica).

HyperHistory Online - World History (This site is a Britannica Internet Guide recommendation - by Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Ancient/Classical History - from the About.com Guide (some good information here)

Department of Anthropology - presented by UC Santa Barbara.  Be sure to visit the Research page and the Links page at this site.  Easy navigation! ~Ancient Man says, "One of the best on the web."

Archaeology - from K. Kris Hirst the About.com Guide on Archaeology.  This guide's site is the most complete and informative site about archaeology that Ancient Man has seen on the web to date.  The section called "In the Spotlight" contains An index of graduate schools in archaeology, searchable by location, keyword and A-Z and a World Atlas of Archaeology (resources from every country in the world).

Mr. Donn's Pages Site Index - although this site appears to be geared toward K-12 there is much to be gained here, especially for quick overviews of different ancient world cultures.  This is a great site for teachers!

The Net's Educational Resource Center - TeacherNet's Index page.  This site has links that will help students, parents and teachers access a universe of information from the web.  The sites listed are safe for all ages to view.  The resources that the Index page of TeacherNetprovides, includes many subjects that the Ancient Man site does not intend to cover.  Ancient Man has selected specific links from this TeacherNet Index page that deals with the subject of "anything to do with ancient man", as stated on the Ancient Man welcome page.  However, do not hesitate to visit The Net's Educational Resource Center.  It will be a very enjoyable experience. - Ancient Man

Ancient World History - From TeacherNet.  The links that TeacherNet provides are safe for all ages.  ~Ancient Man gives TeacherNet its highest recommendation.

PreHistory- TeacherNet...

Creation Stories and Myths - presented by Ms Hos-McGrane's Grade 6 Social Studies Class, Amsterdam, Netherlands.  "As part of our study of ancient peoples, my Grade 6 class decided to make an investigation into some of the creation myths and legends from their own cultures which have been passed down from generation to generation."  ~Ancient Man says, "Don't let the "Grade 6" keep you from this site folks.  The kids have done remarkably well and provides us with some interesting reading as well as great research material.  Also, see Ms Hos-McGrane's Grades Five & Six Student Projects on the Web here  for more great stuff, ancient and otherwise.  See a Site Map  that is unlike most that you see on the Web.  Read about how the Web site is a collaboration between two teachers--one of whom lives in San Francisco, California (USA), the other in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  We at Ancient Man are very pleased to see this type of work by teachers and kids, and it makes our hearts glad."

NM's Creative Impulse - by Nancy B. Mautz - The Artist's view of World History and Western Civilization.

Medusa Ancient Art / Medusa-Art.com - Browse and Shop through 700 fine Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, South Italian, Byzantine, Islamic and Neolithic works of art.  This site also has pages about Egyptian Mythology, Greek & Roman Mythology and a timeline of Historical Periods & Achievements from 700,000 B.C.E. to 395 A.D.  The educational content of this site is great, and the viewing of the wonderful works of art makes this site worth a visit.

Human Prehistory: An Exhibition - by D. I. Loizos - walk through six rooms of general human prehistory, then take the last step into the room of links.

Reading About the World: A Reader for the Study of World Civilizations - This anthology prints short selections sharply focussed on major topics of interest to beginning students of World Civilizations.  Reading About the World, Volume 1 is:  A Reader for the Study of World Civilizations from Ancient Mesopotamia through the Southern European Renaissance. Reading About the World, Volume 2 is:  A Reader for the Study of World Civilizations from the Northern European Renaissance to the Present.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures - An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the World-Wide Web.  This informative site is provided by the University of Evansville located in Evansville, Indiana.  Ancient Man has chosen to link to many of the pages of the University of Evansville site.  Look for them throughout your visit with Ancient man  Also, be sure to read the Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Conclusions page.

Mummies - presented by Discovery Channel Canada.  Mummies exist in a variety of forms and come from different parts of the world, not just down the banks of the Nile.  This site has a world map with 15 clickable sites for exploring ice mummies, embalmed mummies and more.  To test your knowledge of mummies, be sure to try the mummy quiz!

History - (Stories from the archive) - presented by Discovery Channel Canada.