Ancient History
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 750. The three-age system per iodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.
General Ancient History
Classical Antiquity A range of informative links on the study of Ancient History including classical history; language & literature; ancient Olympics; ancient art; ancient civilizations; archaeology & anthropology.
BBC – Ancient History From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place, learn more about the exciting and fascinating civilisations of times past through this informative BBC site.
The Seven Wonders
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of Ancient World (YouTube)
Ancient Civilisations
ODYESSEY Online - Explores the ancient civilisations of Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa and the Ancient Americas.
Archaeology - The worlds of the past may be long gone, but thanks to the fossils of extinct animals and the ruins of ancient civilisations, we are able to reconstruct what our world would have been like long ago. This category covers archaeology from our earliest human-like ancestors to the birth of civilisation, and palaeontology from trilobites and dinosaurs to mammoths. This section also includes resource links on ice-mummies and fossils.
Australian Archaeology – Is a large sub-field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology (the archaeology of Aborigines and Australia before European Settlement), Historical Archaeology (the archaeology of Australia after European Settlement) and Maritime Archaeology. Bridging these sub-disciplines is the important concept of Cultural Heritage Management which encompasses Aboriginal, Historical and Maritime sites. This section also includes Gold Coast Archaeological Sites
Ancient Civilizations – A timeline of ancient civilizations helps to map the growth of human society while also demonstrating how widespread civilization has been since the early days of humanity.
Oldest Archaeological Sites in the World
Ancient Civilizations (Archaeology Ancient Sites)
Odyssey Online Ancient Americas
Native languages of the Americas
Ancient America (1000 B.C. – A.D. 1500)
Ancient Asian Civilizations Museum
The Classic Age of Ancient India
The British Museum – Ancient Civilizations
The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire (YouTube)
The End of the Aztec Empire (YouTube)