Dr. Shirley's Web Links

Dr. Shirley's Links

Archaeology

Israel	Jordan & Palestine	Syria
Mesopotamia	Egypt	Turkey
Greece	Rome & Italy	Archaeology - General
Museums	Papyri	Journals
University Sites & Courses	Looting, Fraud & Black Market	Link Pages

For Links to Archaeological Digs which accept student workers, see the Digs Page
For Links to Ancient History Sites, go here
For Links to Sites about places and peoples, go here
For Links to Archaeology in New Mexico, go here
For Links to studies on the Alphabet, go here

GREECE

The Perseus Project - * This has it all * - Archaeology, History, Geography, Maps, Greek Texts, Language - Grammar, Syntax. The texts can be read and printed out in English and/or Greek. To read the Greek texts one needs to download and install the Greek browser fonts which can also be accessed from this site. The Site can be confusing at first, but it's well worth getting used to.
Hellenic Culture
Knossos Web
Palace of Knossos
The Minoans & The Myceneans (part of the World Civilizations Site)
The Classical Origins of Western Culture (course material at Brooklyn College)
The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean - course at Dartmouth College
Phaistos Disk - review of translations etc
Phaistos Disk, Linear A, Linear B - more links on the Alphabet Link Page
Photo Gallery of Greek and Roman objects
Neolithic Greece
Dimini, Greece - Neolithic and Mycaenean

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ROME and ITALY

Rome - History Resource Center
Archaeology Interactive Dig - Pompei
Pompeii
Pompeii Forum Project

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ARCHAEOLOGY - GENERAL

ABZU - Resources for Near Eastern Archaeology
ABZU - Reports on Archaeological Sites in the Near East
Ancient History & Archaeology of the Middle East
Ancient Near Eastern Texts - ANET
Ancient World Civilizations and Religions - great list of links
Ancient World Web
An Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Arch Net
Archaeological Site Photos - Oriental Institute
Archaeology Home Page maintained by Prof. Longstaff, Colby College
Archaeology News Archive at Texas A & M
"Archaeology on the Net" Web Ring (some of the sites a bit strange)
Archaeology on the WWW
Argos - search the Ancient and Medieval InterNet
"BiblePlaces" - high-resolution images of archaeological sites
Biblical and Archaeological Photos - free downloads
Biblical Archaeological Society (BAS)
BAS Slide Sets
Biblical Archaeology
California Institute for Ancient Studies
Classics and Archaeology Page - University of Michigan - enormous list of links
The Council for British Archaeology - lists currents digs and activities in Britain
Dig Scythian artifacts - Take part in real archaeological expeditions
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Game - Papyrus Puzzle
Game - Chicken Little Puzzle
History of the Ancient Near East - Electronic Compendium
Images from History
Incirli Stela
K. C. Hanson's Collections of Ancient Documents
Kev's Archaeology Forum
Near East Archaeological Society (run by Kev)
Myths and Legends
On the Frankincense Trail
Texts for Ancient and Classical writers
The Ultimate Tree-Ring Pages

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MUSEUMS

Carnegie Museum
The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
The Kelsey Museum - online exhibits, archaeological digs
The Oriental Institute - The University of Chicago
EXPO

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PAPYRI

ANET - Ancient Near Eastern Texts
American Society of Papyrologists
Center for the study of ancient documents, Oxford University
Duke Papyrus Archive
Princeton University Library papyrus Home Page
The Tebtunis Papyri
Papyrology

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UNIVERSITY SITES and COURSES

The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean at Dartmouth College
The Classical Origins of Western Culture - course material at Brooklyn College
Ancient History & Archaeology of the Middle East at the University of Texas
Introduction to Archaeological Studies II from the University of Texas
UTexas archaeology - images
Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory at the University of Texas
Anthropology 110 at the University of Kansas
Neolithic and early Old World Civilizations at the University of Kansas
World Civilizations - the site is a bit confusing, but there are good pages on Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Hebrews
Archaeology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
UCSD Archaeology Field School - the pictures are very slow loading
UCSD Course Exercises
Archaeology of Syria-Palestine - Course
The Bible and History - Course at George Fox University
University of Missouri - Iklaina - Greece - Good Page on Survey of a Site, and daily schedule
U of Missouri - Linear B
Canadian Universities Archaeological Dig in Jordan - Digging conditions at Wadi ath-Thamad
Canadian Universities Archaeological Dig in Jordan - follow the pages for information on conditions
Lycoming College - Biblical Archaeology Course - with handouts
Dig in Cyprus - Lycoming College - conditions for students, Field School, etc.
Archaeology of the Levant
Western Civilization - Mesopotamia
Archaeology and the Bible
Image list for HST291

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LOOTING, FRAUD, the BLACK MARKET, and other problems

The threat to World Heritage in Iraq
Protecting the Iraq National Museum in the event of war - Archaeology vol 56.3, May/June 2003
Looting Nineveh - Archaeology, December 30, 1996
Baghdad Museum looting - the truth? - The Guardian
Iraq Museum looting - Hoaxes, Hype, Humiliation - The Washington Post
Iraq Museum thefts
Afghanistan Museum under Siege - Archaeology 49.2 March/April 1996
Afghanistan Museum under Siege - Archaeology April 20, 1998, update
Cultural Terrorism in Afghanistan - destruction of Buddha statues
Destruction in Afghanistan - Archaeology 54.3 March 2, 2001
Plundering Afghanistan - the illegal antiquities trade - Archaeology 55.2 March/April 2002
Tilya Tepe treasure found safe - Archaeology 56.6 November/December 2003
James Ossuary
James Ossuary - rebuttal of above position
Doug's Archaeology site - deals with frauds, lots of other resources

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