Archaeology of the Ancient Near East - Directory of Online Resources

Archaeology> Near East

 

Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Iraq
Includes latest news and picture galleries.

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
"...is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites."

NationalGeographic.com

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  • UNESCO & Iraq
    Sections include: News & Updates ; Education in Iraq ; Cultural Heritage in Iraq
    • World Heritage News - Iraq - (dead link)
      Heritage in Danger
    • The Tentative List of Iraq - (dead link)
    • Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
      "The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th centuries BC it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire, a city-state and trading platform of international importance."

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ETANA
Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives.
"This is the first time that library science, computer science, and Near Eastern archaeology have worked in such a close relationship. When developed, the digital library will make both the primary data and secondary studies of participating projects immediately available online and accessible world-wide."

ABZU Subject Index: Archaeological Sites
Index of Reports on Archaeological Sites in the Near East and Related Material.
The most comprehensive list of academic resources.
The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago

ABZU Regional Index: Mesopotamia Resources
"Index of resources for the study of ancient Mesopotamia, including the territory under the control of the modern state of Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey."
The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago
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Akkadian language (Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform texts) - (dead link)
Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform texts, an introduction collected by John Heise.

American Schools of Oriental Research

Biblical Archaeology - (dead link)
A brief overview of Internet resources available
Keren Myer

British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History (BIAAH) - (dead link)
Includes Interim Reports on Current Projects and reports on Completed Projects

British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem - (dead link)
"The major School project recently has been its involvement in the excavations at Tel Jezreel - (dead link) in northern Israel. This was a joint project with Tel Aviv University."

Center for the Study of Architecture
"The Center for the Study of Architecture (CSA), with the cooperation of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) has produced this Web-based guide to archaeological projects. Our intent is to provide basic information about projects in the Eastern Mediterranean (broadly construed), whether those projects are excavations, surveys, salvage operations, conservation/rescue projects, or laboratory-based projects such as catalogs."

Dig the Bible
"This web site is dedicated to Biblical Archaeology - where Biblical Studies and Archaeology intersect. It's goal is to help individuals, particularly the lay person, gain a better understanding of the Bible through the use of Archaeology."
Doyle Linch

Digmaster Figurine Database
 Cobb Institute of Archeology, Mississippi State University

The Edinburgh Ras Shamra [Syria] Project - (dead link)
"We hope to provide digital images of some of the texts written in the alphabetic cuneiform script developed at the ancient city of Ugarit, as well information on matters Ugaritic in general."
The project is based in the Hebrew and Old Testament Department, New College, at the University of Edinburgh

Franciscan Archaeological Institute (Jordan) - (dead link)
The Holy Land and Franciscan Archaeology

Institute for Archaeology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem Israel - (dead link)

Land of Sumer and Akkad - (dead link)
Mesopotamian Archaeology - History and Environment of the Mesopotamian Plain
Site includes Annual Reports, Excavations information, Environmental detail, and a listing of additional links

The Marki Project, Prehistoric Bronze Age Town in Cyprus - (dead link)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET)

  • Ancient Near Eastern Art
    New Light on an Assyrian Palace
    "Select a link below to learn more about the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, the city of Nimrud, and the stone reliefs and carved ivories of the Assyrian empire."

The Archaeology of Egypt and Canaan in Ancient Times - (dead link)
Home Page for the Brandeis University on-line course.
By Dr. John R. Abercrombie Assistant Provost for Computing Services and Associate Professor (adjunct) in the Anthropology Department at Brandeis University

Netherlands Institute for the Near East - (dead link)

Oman Archaeology Network
Includes an introduction to archaeology in Oman, Bibliography, Directory and additional links.

The Oriental Institute
The University of Chicago

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - Biblical Archaeology
Includes Video and transcript of the February 6, 2004 episode and related links and reading.

Scrolls From the Dead Sea
The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship
Online Exhibit from the Library of Congress
"The online exhibit includes images of 12 scroll fragments and 29 other objects loaned by the Israel Antiquities Authority for this exhibition."

Second Temple Synagogues - (dead link)
"Currently, the site has an Image Gallery of Second Temple synagogue remains and inscriptions (over a hundred images!). There is also a page devoted to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Second Temple Synagogues and a Literary Archive with quotations about the early synagogues from ancient sources. In addition, I have included a hypertext version of my dissertation introduction for the technically minded reader."

Tel Hazor Excavations
Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel.
Includes Reports, History, Picture Gallery, and Bibliography


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University of Chicago Digital Library Projects

  • Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World
    "The project focused on materials published between 1850 - 1950, drawn from two of the Library's complimentary collections, the Ancient Near East and Classics Collections. Preserved materials relate to the study of the ancient Near East and cover such topics as the archaeology, art, history, language, law, and religions of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Egypt, Nubia, Persia, and other ancient peoples of Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent. Classics materials span the time from the rise of Bronze Age Aegean culture through the period in the Middle Ages and include volumes relating to the history, art and archaeology of the classical world"

Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project - (dead link) University of Maryland

The West Semitic Research Project
Ancient Images and Commentary Relating to the Bible and the Ancient Near East.
An academic project affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Religion and directed by Dr. Bruce Zuckerman.

Written in Stone
Inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia
"...we present and examine 54 museum objects which bear examples of ancient epigraphy. This is a small selection from over 9,000 catalogued epigraphic objects within the two relevant collections ('Pre-Islamic Epigraphy' and 'Islamic Epigraphy') of the Deputy Ministry of Antiquities and Museums."
By Dr. Ali Saleh al-Moghanam (and) Dr. Paul Michael Taylor, with contributions by staff members of the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

 

 

 


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