Classics

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• Classical Archaeology 140: History and Method, Spring 1998
• Links to Art and Archaeology Sites on the WWW

 

WWW-Links to Art and Archaeology

Ancient Art and Archaeology

General

• Voice of the Shuttle: Archaeology Page
• University of Michigan ArchiGopher, a page devoted to architecture
• Resources in Classics and Archaeology Page by Professor Margaret Cook at St. John's
• Athena Review: Guide to Archaeology on the Internet
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Archimedia Has reconstructions, images, computer drawings of ziggurats, Mycenaean palaces, and Egyptian pyramids. This site takes a long time to upload. Patience is required.
• Archaeology on Film
• Archaeology and Architecture
• Internet Archaeology Home Page
• African Academic Resources Links to pages on archaeological sites in Africa
• The Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe Virtual Library for European Archaeology. Links to web sites all over the world.
• ArchNet Virtual WWW Library for Archaeology.
• Asian Archaeology Information Plaza
• The Council for British Archaeology Internet Information Service Sites in Great Britain
• Human Origins and Evolution From the University of Indiana. Links for Africa, human evolution, paleoecology, and archaeology.
• Internet Archaeology Online scholarly journal.
• JOM Journal for 'exploring traditional, innovative, and revolutionary issues in minerals, metals and materials fields.'
• Antiquity 'An international journal of expert archaeology.'
• Archaeology Minnesota Historical Society
• Rome-Open Air Museum Hechingen-Stein
• World of Vikings Has links to pages on runes, ships, museums, sagas, etc. Quite comprehensive.

Near East

• The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Contains online images of collection as well as links to other sites for the ancient Near East.
• Recent Discoveries at Ashkelon Ashkelon is a city located 40 miles south of Tell Aviv, Israel and has recently yielded finds from the Bronze Age period 3000 years earlier than Canaanite settlements in area.
• Ziggurat Reconstruction of a ziggurat. See also the Archimedia site (above)

Egypt

• UCLA Egyptology Home Page
• Pharoah's Heart-Eyptology Page
• Nefertari: Light of Egypt Tomb of Ramses II's wife recently restored by the Getty Conservation Institute. The virtual tour requires 'Cosmo Player' software, but the still pictures are downloadable.
• Archaeology of Egypt and Canaan in Ancient Times Brandeis University: Anthropology 149a

Minoan/Mycenaean

• Aegean Prehistory Course Jeremy Rutter's Agean Prehistory Course, gopher. Quite comprehensive set of lectures on various aspects of the Minoan/Mycenaean world of the second millennium BCE.
• Univeristy of Cinncinati, Pylos Regional Archaeological Project, Internet Edition Images of Bronze age site in western Peloponnese

Greek

• Greek Chronology
• Classical Archaeology Glossary Site developed by the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology.
• Greek Archaeology Bibliography
• Study Guide: Classical Archaeology

Sites

• Perseus
• The Ancient Greek World Clear text and images of objects at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
• The Corinth Computer Project
• The Ohio State University Excavations at Isthmia Sanctuary of Poseidon. The panhellenic games that took place here were second only to the Olympics.
• City of Athens. A collection of images of the ancient city.
• Ohio State Excavations at Isthmia
• Slides of Epidauros by Suzanne Bonefas
• Slides of Athens Archive by Suzanne Bonefas
• Archivio Magna Graecia In Italian
• Greek Architecture at U of M

Art

• Greek and Roman Art History
• Guide Book to Cast Gallery University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology. Gives one a good sense of what Greek sculpture would have appeared. Has casts of major works from each stylistic period.

Archaic

• Archaic Greek Architecture

Classical

• The Parthenon By Stockton and Jackson.
• Ancient Reception of Athena Parthenos Article by Lapatin, Boston University

Hellenistic

• Hellenistic Greek Sculpture Has images of major pieces of Hellenistic sculpture including the Dying Gaul, Laocoon, etc.
• Pergamon: Gallic Monuments
• Pergamon
• Pergamon Theater

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Rome

GENERAL

• Archeologia e Immagini: Italia Archaeology and images of Italy. In Italian.
• Europe Image Library Pictures of ancient sites throughout Europe
• Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page
• ROMARCH Homepage
• Greek and Roman Cities of Western Turkey
• ASSONET A journal on ancient art, archaeology, etc. (in Italian)
• Age, Gender and Status at Mealtime in the Roman House Pedar Foss
• Rome: Resources for Secondary Schools
• ArtServeArt and Architecture from the Mediterranean Basin
• Roman Sites Maintained by Bill Thayer.
• Lacus Curtius: into the Roman World Maintained by Bill Thayer at University of Kansas. Includes Roman site archive and links to other Roman cities in Italy including Assisi, Milan, etc.
• Gruppo Archeologico Pisano In Italian.
• Ancient Baths Resources Site Garrett Fagan. Has museum, glossary and bibliography.
• History of Concrete

OSTIA

• Ostia: Harbour of Ancient Rome

POMPEII

• Pompeii: Villa of the Mysteries
• Pompeii Forum Project

THE CITY OF ROME

• Plan de Rome
• Comune di Roma
• Rome Selected images of Rome

AFRICA

• Leptiminus University of Michigan Excavations at Leptiminus in Tunisia
• Society for Libyan Studies Has information on the latest excavations of Roman sites in Libya, including Cyrene.

Carthage

• Excavating at Carthage
• Ancient Voices Speak Again in Carthage
• Tunisia

PALESTINE

• Petra

Roman Art

• WWW Virtual Library: Museum around the world

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Medieval Art and Archaeology

• Medieval Art Resources Compiled by Ken Tompkins. Includes Images of Bayeaux tapestry.
• Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

 

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