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History

The History guide provides links to reliable database and web resources.

Reference Books

A good place to start to gather information about Ancient Civilizations

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome  (7 vol.)      REF DE 5.O95 2010

The Edinburgh Comapnion to Ancient Greece & Rome   REF DE 59.E3 2006

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East (4 vol.)   REF DS 57.C55 1995

Ancient Mesopotamia - New Perspectives   REF DS 69.5.M385 2005

The Ancient Indus Valley - New Perspectives   REF DS 425.M338 2007

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (3 vol.)   REF DT 58.O94 2001

The Aztecs - New Perspectives   REF F 1219.73.V35 2005

Barrington Atlas of the Greek & Roman World   OVR REF G 1033.B3 2000

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece   REF G 2001.S1 M6 1996

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life - vol 1 - The Ancient World   REF GT 31.G74 2004

RefWorks / Manage Your Research

RefWorks  

RefWorks -- an online research management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

Set up an account using your UAA/APU user ID and Password, and start organizing and sharing your research.

Starting Points

Ancient Civilizations Web Resources

BBC Ancient History Web Page   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/

Ancient History Encyclopedia   https://www.ancient.eu/index/​

IAncient Minoan Civilization   http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.html

MesoAmerican Civilization Links   http://www.archaeolink.com/mesoamerican_civilizations.htm

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham University)   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html

The British Museum's Ancient Egypt links   http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

The British Museum's Ancient Greece links   http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

The British Museum's Ancient China links   http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

Indus Valley Civilization   http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html 

 

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