A search engine geared to internet resources that deal solely with Ancient Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology. It also allows the search of Archaeology Newsgroups by content.
A database of Egyptological publications from the Institute of Egyptology in Munich. The comprehensive subject indexing of all material using a standardized and detailed keyword system makes for a precise search.
ArchNet serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology. This server provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet. Information is categorized by geographic region and subject.
A catalogue of links to Web resources for archaeology and prehistory, covering subjects such as projects, programs, publications, organizations, fieldwork, directories, databases, and other topics.
Annotated list of almost everything published about ancient Egypt. Replaces the Annual Egyptological Bibliography. Unfortunately, this is available
by subscription only.
Extensive collection of links to on-line books. It used to be the Internet Public Library at http://readroom.ipl.org. Unfortunately you have to sign in to use it now - yet another user name and password to remember!
A simplified on-line version of the Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, Volume 8, Parts 1 & 2 (Part 3 is the index) edited by Jaromir Malek for the Griffith Institute, United Kingdom.
Provides a list of on-line books on Egyptology. The library lends its books (within Europe only) and provide electronic or hard copies of articles within 48 hours FOR A MODEST FEE. All new acquisitions of their special subject collections are listed here and are updated monthly. My favourite downloads page is Archaologische Literatur - digital
Gallica is an incredible resource of (mainly) French works in the public domain that are downloadable as tiff or pdf files. Fantastic for historians, archaeologists and anthropologists.
Incredible list of links to on-line books and articles for the study of the Ancient Near East run by the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. Check out the ETANA Core Texts as well.
A comprehensive resource for research on the Giza pyramids and their vicinity. It contains photographs and other documentation from the original Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1904 to 1947), from recent MFA fieldwork, and from other expeditions, museums, and universities around the world.
Some excellent rare texts about ancient Egypt (and other regions) by Mariette, Maspero, de Morgan, de Garis Davies, Champollion - keep an eye on this one. The selection is mostly French.
Some rare and valuable archaeology books in the public domain in JPG format. Two or three books have display errors but it's still a useful resource. It's a shame they have not expanded their on-line collection of about 30 books.
The largest freely available archieve of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet and in html yet.
Great site for anthropologists and archaeologists with tons of books in the public domain. Covers everywhere from Mesopotamia to Hawaii.
On-line German books in the public domain in html. Note works by Ebers, Burkhardt, Mommsen, and Schliemann. Definitely worth checking every now and again for more.
Great collection of historical documents, click on the "Internet Ancient History Sourcebook" link. Areas covered are Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, Rome and more.
University of Michigan's Humanities Text Initiative, MOA, has also lots of historical, archaeological and anthropological books in text form (though not proofed) and images files. You can search the text or browse by author or title. There are also journals in a separate collection. Peruse the title list at http://www.umdl.umich.edu/title-list.html -- unfortunately most are restricted use.
On-line German books, monographs and journals in the public domain - only a couple so far in archaeology but definitely worth checking every now and again for new items. As of July 2009, it seems to be broken.
The Bibliotheca is building special collections on Egypt, the Middle East, and Islam. Unfortunately, you can't copy any pages or download pages from any of the books; at least, not yet.
Internet-Beiträge zur Ägyptologie und Sudanarchäologie is a fully web-based series published at the Richard-Lepsius-Institute of the Humboldt-University of Berlin (formerly Seminar für Sudanarchäologie und Ägyptologie). The publications (html & pdf) have German & English summaries.
Not very user-friendly with a long download per page and difficult to get the page you actually want. Still it's a valuable contribution to provide his Denkmaler free. Or try demo at http://edoc3.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/lepsius/
The tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program. Where possible, links are given with articles of which the full text or an abstract is available on-line.
Fantastic reference for finding out what the abbreviations referring to classical Greek and Latin sources actually stand for, and an English translation as well. Provided by IAM (Interactive Ancient Mediterranean).
Fantastic resource for bibliographies of all periods, images, site maps, tomb plans, and more from the Petrie Museum and the University College London.
More than an introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt! An outstanding site: elegant, uncluttered, informative. Terrific glossary and collection of Egyptian texts, a well-chosen list of links and so much more. A joy to visit and conduct research!
List of who's who in ancient Egypt, list of Egyptian kings, list of monuments, a section on mythology, a virtual museum, a glossary of terms, and a history of each dynasty.
List of gods provided by National Gallery Of Art in Washington DC has a bibliography as well as a bibliography for each god. Also a glossary from akhto White Crown.
The site is dedicated to providing the most detailed and accurate information about the gods, goddesses and religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptian people.
This document is a part of a larger collection
(http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_index.html) of the AnthroGlobe
(http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/anthroglobe/) specialist bibliographies.
It forms a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW VL
(http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) and Pacific Studies WWW VL
(http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html).
The British organization offers an annual journal, beautiful and informative
bulletins, numerous scholarly benefits, and is always responsive to members.
Complete listing of ALL the Egyptian articles from the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin
downloadable as pdfs. Also provided at http://www.mfa.org is an online collections database.
Digitized articles from the journals known as Abhandlungen der Königlichen Preußischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Philologische und historische Abhandlungen provided
by the BBAW (Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften).
Link Exchange. The organization requested that this link include their description: "Explore the human past with the premiere publication devoted to worldwide archaeological discovery. Exclusive on-line articles and links to related sites."
Search Engines & Links Lists for Translation Assistance
Search a great number of online dictionaries and search engines simultaneously and have the results displayed to you within the KudoZ.net application. If you don't find a satisfying answer to the term or phrase in question, you can request assistance from the ProZ.com network of translators. You must be a member, however, membership is free.
Lexicool's wonderfully uncluttered site has links to 2000+ translation dictionaries & glossaries including a directory of bilingual or multilingual dictionaries.
This fantastic dictionary contains illustrated explanations of names, technical terms, and
other vocabulary relating to Greek history, myth, geography, art and architecture.
Edited by Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, & Marian Holland McAllister at the
Perseus Project at Tufts University. Texts in ancient Greek and Latin and in English translation. It looks site is moving and changing though see The Perseus Digital Library 4.0
Some great on-line reference works such as The Columbia Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia of
World History and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable but there are so many pop-up ads and advertising it's not worth
visiting unless you're desperate for an item they have.
A large number of resources, tools and information. Designed for fast access to downloadable dictionaries, glossaries and word lists, this site also provides 16 software packages, 15 translation memory systems and 34 machine translation systems. There are 4 consolidated and refined language-related search engines. The browser also finds industry resources and an active and current forum.
ProZ is a community of professional translators and experts who help with a word or phrase. It's very active and you can get help extremely quickly. You will have to provide context for your question. First search the archive as all the discussions are saved and searchable. Glossaries are also available.
Best site for reprinted rare books. Huge (and growing) fabulous selection of AFFORDABLE paperbacks (average $20)! User friendly search engine, downloadable PDF test pages for viewing quality and an e-mail service that notifies of books coming available in your chosen topic/s and languages.
Mostly created for use by large libraries -- the web site wasn't very user friendly when I visited.
I recommend wherever possible to use the services at the University of Heidelberg instead (see above).
