Ancient Worlds in the News

Links

• Smithsonian Institution www.si.edu

  Explore the website of the world’s largest museum complex, with rich offerings related to human cultures and origins.

• World Heritage List whc.unesco.org/en/list

  View an interactive map of World Heritage sites, read about those in danger, and more on this deep UNESCO site.

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet www.anthropology-resources.net/

  Find long lists of links to anthropology-related websites around the world, archeology by topics, even a humor section.

• The Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeological.org/

  Discover excavation opportunities, learn about site preservation, read Archeology Magazine, and more.

• Global Heritage Network cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalHeritageFund/3c89c21a04/272297161c/2f66392f75

  On this beta site, use Google Earth and hi-res satellite imagery to explore major archeological sites worldwide.

• The American Research Center in Egypt www.arce.org

  Catch up on current research into Egyptian history, from the Giza Mapping Project to work in the Valley of the Kings.

• Scrolls from the Dead Sea www.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/toc.html

  See close-up images and descriptions of the scrolls on this Library of Congress exhibition site.

• Society for American Archeology www.saa.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

  Investigate the archeological heritage of the Americas through a robust “Archeology for the Public” section.

• Council for British Archaeology www.britarch.ac.uk/

  Everything about archeology throughout the U.K., including latest news and events such as the Festival of British Archeology

• National Park Service Archeology Program www.nps.gov/history/archeology/visit/index.htm

  Click on an interactive map to investigate archeological projects taking place in your state.

• Ancient-Greece.org www.ancient-greece.org

  Roam around a visually stimulating site concerning all things related to ancient Greek history.

Books

• People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory

  by Brian M. Fagan

• Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction

  by Paul Bahn

• The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

  by Ian Shaw, editor

• A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000–323 BC

  by Marc Van De Mieroop

• A Brief History of Stonehenge: One of the Most Famous Ancient Monuments in Britain

  by Aubrey Burl

• Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC–AD 1000

  by Barry W. Cunliffe

• The Parthenon: From Antiquity to the Present

  by Jenifer Neils

• Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga

  by William W. Fitzhugh & Elizabeth I. Ward, editors

• The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives

  by Jane McIntosh

• The Civilization of Angkor

  by Charles Higham

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

  by Jared Diamond

• The Classic Maya

  by Stephen D. Houston and Takeshi Inomata

• The Incas: New Perspectives

  by Gordon F. McEwan

• On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands Before European Contact

  by Patrick V. Kirch

DVDS