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Links
for Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations
Ancient
Near Eastern Archaeology
Site
of Qasr al-Qarqur, Jordan
(Photo
courtesy of Tafila-Buseyra Archaeological Survey)
Ancient
Near East and Biblical Lands
Ancient
Near East Indexes and Links
Roman Amphitheater,
Amman, Jordan
- ABZU
- Master search engine for all things pertaining to the
Ancient Near East.
- Biblical
Archaeology - Archaeology Net Links
- Ancient
Near East: Internet Resources
- ArchNet:
Regions / Near East
- Okeanos
- excellent listing of Ancient Near East Resources from
Scott Hoegel at the University of Washington.
- MIDDLE
EAST STUDIES RESOURCES
- Excellent index of links from the World Wide Web Virtual
Library. See especially the Ancient and Medieval Middle East
section.
- Al
Mashriq - the Levant - Lebanon and the Middle East
- An extremely comprehensive guide to Links for resources
about the Middle East, organized by country and subject.
- Arabia.On.Line
Site Map
- NEAS
LINKS
- Links from the Near Eastern Archaeology Society
- FORVM
ANTIQVVM: Near Eastern and Biblical Studies
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Excavations
Volunteers in Area LL, Caesarea Maritima, Israel
(Photo by Aaron Levin,courtesy of the Combined Caesarea
Expeditions)
Projects & Reports
(See also "ASOR's Dig
Opportunities")
Israel
- Welcome
to - Point of Reference / Seeking Sites Afar
- Khirbet
Cana Home
- Nasbeh
Reseaerch Project Main Page
- EIN
GEDI - AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION
- Welcome
to the Hazor Excavations
- The
Dothan Publication Project
- Mysteries
of Yavneh-Yam
- Bethsaida
Excavations Project, the history, artifacts, books, and 1999 excavation
schedule.
- Tanninim
Archaeological Project Home Page
- Caesarea
Combined Expeditions
- A model site that effectively uses the web to present
the results of the various projects involved in excavating this important
ancient port. Contains illustrated seasonal reports and papers
from the land and harbor excavations, volunteer information, learning
modules on archaeological methodology, articles on related topics, and
links to similar sites.
Jordan
Ed Deir
Ancient Nabatean tomb, Petra, Jordan
- Jordan
Resources - Archaeology
- Comprehensive list of links to archaeological sites
and educational institutions in Jordan from archaeology.about.com.
- Archaeology
in Jordan
- MPP
WEB Publication Page
- Petra
(Brown University excavations.)
- Brown University's page, including reports on the
Great Nabatean Temple excavations.
- Pella
Home
- Tell
Rukeis, Jordan: Archaeology, Univ. of Sydney
- Tell
Nimrin Project Report
- Tafila-Busayra
Archaeological Survey
- Home Page of current Tafila-Busayra survey project
in Jordan, directed by Dr. Burton MacDonald, St. Xavier University,
with 1999 season report.
- The
Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project
- A
Kid's View of Archaeology in Jordan
- Web page of Ruth Christopherson of the Madaba Plains
Project at age 7.
- Petra
the Drama of History
- Petra
Overview
- Web page on the Petra Great Southern Temple project
directed by Martha Sharp Jakowsky, from Brown University.
- Umm
el-Jimal Web Site Home Page
- THE SWEDISH
JORDAN EXPEDITION
Syria
- Tell
Tuneinir, Syria
- Information about the site and volunteer opportunities.
Directed by Michael and Neathery Fuller, St. Louis Community College.
- THE
TELL es-SWEYHAT EXPEDITION
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Other
- Catalhöyük
- Excellent site for information about this important
early village site, with excavation information, reports, and a fine
educational section.
- Nea
Paphos Hellenistic Theatre Excavation
- Hellenistic period theater in Cyrpus.
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Dig Opportunities and Fellowships
(click on ASOR logo)
Syro-Palestinian
and Biblical
World
Biblical
Archaeology
Calf figurine and shrine, Ashkelon
(thanks to the Ashkelon Excavations)
- Christian
Sanctuaries in the Holy Land
- Biblical
Jerusalem
- Very informative site on Jerusalem during the various biblical periods
from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Ritmeyer Archaeological
Design Home Page
- A commercial site, but very good for reconstructions of the ancient
Jerusalem temple.
- Holy
Land Expeditions
- Home page for the archaeological supplies emporium by Greg Hobson.
includes list of 1999 digs.
- CenturyOne
Foundation
- Supports projects in Biblical Archaeology and biblical studies. See
sections on excavations, a good article on biblical archaeology, digs
list, and diagram of pottery types of various archaeological periods.
- Scribe
Media
- Gordon Gouvier's page for Biblical Archaeology and Christian Journalists.
Contains archive of articles in the ARTIFAX newsletter and index of
over 700 radio interviews on biblical archaeology topics that can be
ordered on cassette. ARTIFAX is a periodic on-line newsletter with short
articles about recent archaeological discoveries.
- Biblical Archaeology Society
- See Societies
- Phoenix
Data Systems
- Middle Eastern archaeological pictorial database of hundreds of sites.
Iron II pottery, Tel Miqne/Ekron, Israel
(photo courtesy of Tel Miqne/Ekron Excavations)
- Material
Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples
- ***Excellent database of materials (pottery, artifacts, architecture,
etc.) and images from archaeological excavations by Jack Abercrombie.
Organized by time periods and topics.
Israel-Resources
- Israel's
Archaeological Treasures
- good page from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
- Shrine
of the Book
- Israel
Antiquities Authority Home Page
- Joel's
Archaeology and Anime/Manga Page
- Information on the Assyrian conquest of Lachish from a
student at the University of Lethbridge.
- Israel:
Archeology from the Air
- Israel
Resources - Archaeology
- List of excavations and university depts. from archaeology.about.com.
Jordan--Resources
Forum at Jerash, Roman city in Jordan
(Photo by Giovanni Lattzini, ArchArt
WEB)
- Tourism
in Jordan
- An overview of major sites of historical, archaeological,
and cultural importance in Jordan as well as regular tourist
information.
- Archaeology
in Jordan
- Ministry
of Tourism & Antiquities, Jordan Tourist
Information:
- The
Holy Sites of Jordan -- Welcome Page
- Christian and Islamic holy sites.
- Madaba
Archaeological Park and Mosaic School
- The
British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History
(BIAAH)
- Franciscan
Archaeological Institute - Jordan
- Wonderful site for the Franciscan excavations in Jordan
including info. and images of mosaics from a number of fine
churches.
- The
Jabal Hamrat Fidan Project, Jordan
- Directed by Dr. Thomas Levy.
- The
Swedish Jordan Expedition
- Reports on a number of sites surveyed or excavated by
the Swedish from Peter Fischer.
- Madaba
Map - 100 years
Dead
Sea Scrolls
- Dead
Sea -- Intro
- Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit and information from the Univ. of
N. Carolina.
- Orion
Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Dead
Sea Scrolls - Glossary of Terms
- Dead
Sea Scrolls & Qumran - Index
- Educational
Site: Dead Sea Scrolls
- From the University of Southern California's West Semitic
Research Project, the educational version of its scholarly
site. Includes a neat exercise for students on problems of text
decipherment.
- Scrolls
from the Dead Sea
- Library of Congress exhibit "Scrolls from the Dead Sea:
The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship."
Historical context of the scrolls and Qumran community,
archaeological discoveries and an introduction to complexities
of scroll research.
Syria--Resources
- Syria
Resources - Archaeology
- List of archaeological sites, university depts.,
researchers, and cultural history from archaeology.about.com
Hittites
- HATTI
- Homeland of the Hittites
- Web site on the Hittites. Articles on history, texts, and some photos.
Helpful links list to other websites about Hittites. Go to English version.
- Junko's
Place - Egyptology & Hittitology Sites
Phoenicians
- Istituto
per la civilta' Fenicia e Punica
- Italian site.
- A
Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia
Archaeologists
- Kathleen
Mary Kenyon
- Information on the life and work of the great archaeologist done as
a student project at the University of Lethbridge.
- Sir
Matthews Flinders Petrie
- Life and work of the great archaeologist by a student at the University
of Lethbridge, CA.
Various
- KEV's
ARCHAEOLOGY FORUM
- Biblical Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern topics, especially for
Hellenistic and Roman periods by Kevin Morrow. Pages on Abila of the
Decapolis and Near East Archaeology Society.
- Philistines
- Information on archaeology and culture of the ancient Philistines
done as a students project at the University of Lethbridge.
- Phoenix
Data Systems
- Journal
of the Black Sea Odyssey @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology
- Recent research findings of inundation of the Black Sea in ancient
times. Is this the origin of the flood stories?
Egyptian Archaeology
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Egyptian
Archaeology--General
- Egypt
WWW Index
- The Egyptian Supreme Council of
Antiquities - The Official SCA Website
- CCER
Homepage
- Tomorrow's
World Plus: Dig Egypt
- From the BBC
- CMCC
- Mysteries of Egypt - Title page
- Neat site from the Canadian Museum of Civilization on Ancient Egyptian
civilization to accompany the National Geographic IMAX film of the same
name.
- Hierankopolis
- Egypt
Exploration Society (Index)
- MicroMUSE
Recreation of Akhet-Aten (Akhet-Aten Home Page)
- A virtual tour of Akhenaten's capital city by Kate Stange.
- Ancient
Egypt Research Associates
- Ancient
Egypt and World Prehistory
- Egyptology
news and gossip
- ***Outstanding collection of news and new items on Egyptian archaeology
from Cambridge University, updated regularly. Can get you to just
about anything on Egypt.
- American
Research Center in Egypt
- Egypt/Pyramids/Pharaohs/Hieroglyphs
- Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
- Fine site. Includes tours, monuments, a kids' area, games, etc.
- KMT: A MODERN JOURNAL OF
ANCIENT EGYPT
Egyptian
Archaeology--Teacher Resources
- Die Like An Egyptian
- Detailed plans for a very clever unit on mummification and burial
practices for elementary and middle school art classes. Students make
a "fruit" mummy, embalm it, construct mummy cases, canopic jars, amulets,
etc., learning the differences between their work and real Egyptian
practices.
- Isis
Productions: Hatshepsut's Revenge
- Students learn about Egypt while solving a mystery. Can be used
as a classroom activity using interactive Internet resources.
Constructed by a team in the Ed. Tech. course at San Diego State Univ.
- Egyptian
Scavenger Hunt
Amsterdam
History Projects
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian
Archaeology--Excavations
- Egyptological
fieldwork directory
- Egypt at the Carlos Museum, Atlanta
- Cleveland
Museum of Art Rosetta Stone Exhibit
- A number of creative and fun activities for kids.
- Isis
Productions: Hatshepsut's Revenge
- Students learn about Egypt while solving a mystery. Constructed
by a team in the Ed. Tech. course at San Diego State Univ.
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Tombs
- Egyptian
Tomb of Menna Reconstruction
- Virtual reconstruction of this noble's tomb.
- The
Tomb of Tutankhamon
- Fine Virtual Reality reconstruction and tour of the tomb and its artifacts
and history and by Katherine Mann.
- Discovery
Online -- Tomb Tales
- The Theban Mapping Project
- Explore atlases of the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis.
Lots of maps, diagrams, update reports. Fine site.
- The tomb of Senneferi
at Luxor in Egypt
Monuments
(photo courtesy of Phoenix Data Systems)
- World
Art Treasures:Pilgrimage to Abydos
- Very well-done internet visit to the Egyptian site of Abydos.
- NOVA
Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story
- The
Plateau - Official Website of Dr. Zahi Hawass - Main Gate
- ***This official home page of the Director of the excavations on the
Giza Plateau is filled with lots of updated information on Giza, Saqqara,
etc.and several articles setting the story straight on several of the
more extreme theories about the pyramid and Sphinx. A must for Egyptology
buffs.
- The
Deir el-Medîna Database
- Virtual
Giza
- Excellent site, with virtual reconstructions of the Giza pyramids
complex.
- Djoser
Complex
- The pyramid and tombs at Saqqara.
- Deir
el-Bahari
- Hatshepsut's temple.
- Medinet
Habu
- Mortuary temple of Ramesses III
- The Palace of Rameses III
Museums
with Egyptian Collections
(see also Museums with Ancient Near
Eastern Archaeology Collections)
- Egyptian
Museum
- In Cairo. World's finest collection of Egyptian antiquities,
including the main Tutankhamun treasures.
- Luxor
Museum
- British
Museum, Department of Egyptian Antiquities
- World class Egyptology collection. Virtual tour and information
on educational resources.
- The
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
- Explore
Ancient Egypt
- Egyptian collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Mesopotamian Archaeology
(See also Mesopotamian
Civilizations)
CyberMuseum:
Mesopotamia (Sumer, Babylon, Assyria)
Land
of Sumer and Akkad - Mesopotamian Archaeology
Ancient
Mesopotamia
The
Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
A virtual recreation.
List_ziggurats
Ziggurats of Mesopotamia from Archimedia at the University of Haifa.
Ur
The great Sumerian city.
THE NIPPUR
EXPEDITION
The Babylonians
ASSYRIAN HISTORY - Ancient
ASSYRIA ONLINE!
Virtual community web page containing information on ancient and
modern Assryian culture. See especially the sections on ancient
Assyria.
Mesopotamia in
the Electronic Passport
Good site constructed by a teacher for unit on Mesopotamia, with
activities.
Collapse
-- Mesopotamia
Museums
with Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology Collections
University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology--Home Page
***Award-winning site from one of the world's great archaeological
museums. General museum information, on-line exhibits, excellent educational
resources, events and program listings, and shop. See also: MASCA
at Univ. Museum for information and project reports from the Museum
Applied Science Center for Archaeology.
British
Museum home page
***Excellent web page from this great world museum, with general museum
information, events and programs, virtual gallery tours, Elgin Marbles
and information on educational programs.
Welcome
to ISRAEL MUSEUM, Jerusalem, Web Server
**Main Israeli museum for archaeology of ancient Israel and much else.
Exhibits and educational resources.
ORIENTAL
INSTITUTE WWW HOMEPAGE
***University of Chicago. Another of the world's great archaeological
museums. Info. on new construction and displays, virtual gallery
tours, events and programs, research, shops, etc. Teachers, parents
and students should see Egypt
and the Ancient Near East for Young People and Teachers for excellent
list of educational resources and kid's sites. Also houses the ABZU
search engine and ANE news and discussion lists.
Harvard
Semitic Museum
Canadian
Museum of Civilization Corporation home page
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston -- Home Page
Royal
Ontario Museum Home Page.
***Museum information and exhibits as well as programs. Really
good Kid's page.
Shrine
of the Book
Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum.
Cobb
Institute of Archaeology - Main
Mississippi State University. Home base of the Lahav Research
Project and DIGMASTER,
an on-line archive and database of Figurines from Tell el-Halif.
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
The Institute of Egyptian
Art and Archaeology
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University
Depts. & Research Institutes
Research Institutes
The
Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)
Franciscan
Archaeological Institute - Jordan
***Wonderful site for the Franciscan
excavations in Jordan including info. and images of mosaics from a number
of fine churches.
Univ. of CA, Berkeley. Includes
newsletter, projects and events.
Home page of one of the world's
great institutes of biblical scholarship, including news on the school
and its projects. See the "Friends of " section for a small number of
downloadable lectures, etc.
The American Research Institute
in Turkey.
University
Departments of Archaeology
Brown University's page. Includes
reports on the Brown Univ. excavations at Petra.
Archaeological Research Facility
at U. C. Berkeley.
Welcome
to the University of the Holy Land
Home page of this institute for
Holy Land studies in Jerusalem, with course programs for the current
year.
Yarmouk
University (Jordan)
Oxford
University
Bodleian
Library
Oxford University.
Institute
of Archaeology, Andrews University
University
of Lethbridge Archaeology
West
Semitic Research Project: Educational Site
Near
East Archaeological Societies
Our Home Page. Please visit!
Produces Biblical Archaeology
Review, Bible Review and Archaeology Odyssey magazines.
Also a resource for slide programs and videos on Biblical Archaeology.
Winter issue of BAR contains excavation opportunities listings.
Runs annual meeting with lectures by noted biblical archaeologists.
Fine homepage of the AIA's local
San Diego chapter. Includes photo display on Egypt, info. on the society's
magazine "The Glyph," events and lectures, etc.
Near
East Archaeological Society Main Page
Research on the lands of the
Bible from a distinctly evangelical perspective.
Magazines
and Publications
Biblical
Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Society's
popular bimonthly magazine; articles by noted scholars are beautifully
illustrated; also has columns on current happenings, reviews, and the
letters to the editor are a forum for lively debate in themselves.
Winter issue lists excavation opportunities for volunteers, mainly in
Israel and Jordan. Sample articles from the current issue can
be found on-line.
Bible
Review
BAS's popular magazine for those more interested in
the biblical text and understanding the Bible; sample articles are on-line.
Archaeology
Odyssey
Also from BAS and geared to the public. Covers
broader areas of the Near East, Mediterranean and Europe than does BAR.
Some current articles available on-line.
The Glyph
publication of the San
Diego chapter of the AIA
Archaeology's Dig!
Archaeology magazine's new bimonthly magazine written
especially for children. Has feature articles, "Ask Dr. Dig" question
column, projects, games, a comic on some aspect of archaeology, Art-i-Facts,
etc. Colorful, lively, fast-paced. Many articles on Near
Eastern topics.
Current Archaeology
published by the Council for British Archaeology
KMT:
A MODERN JOURNAL OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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For Kids--Games
and Fun Stuff
The
Royal Game of Ur
Downloadable Windows version
of the ancient game by P.S. Neeley. NeedsBRUN300.DLL to run.
Virtual
Excavations
Archaeological
Pieces of the Past - Introduction - ROM
NOVA
On Line--Be an Archaeologist
Virtual
Dig Out -- ROM
Neat excavation simulation
game at the Royal Ontario Museum by the kids at Westview School.
Welcome
to the Archaeological Adventure
Virtual excavation created
by a team of students for ThinkQuest. Imaginative and engaging way of
teaching basics of archaeology
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