Time Team: This website allows you can catch up on the latest programme updates, see more of the personalities who make Time Team tick as well as unearth more of the archaeology that brings Channel 4's award-winning series to life. If you've always longed to try your hand in the field, why not simulate the archaeological experience in Time Team's new interactive whodunnit Time Detectives. The website also has a comprehensive A-Z of Archaeology and an illustrated timeline.
Southampton's Archaeology Collections are now available online. The Archaeology Object Database is designed to increase access to the city's Designated archaeology collections and provides a virtual tour of the city's archaeology collection, which spans prehistoric Roman, Saxon and Medieval periods. The database is the result of three years extensive work documenting the collection. It is funded by the Resource/DCMS Designation Challenge Fund.
Looking at Buildings: This website is the latest venture from Pevsner Architectural Guides and the Buildings Books Trust. It includes Understanding Buildings (an introduction to architecture), Reference (research tools including glossary, links and architects index) and Exploring Buildings (architecture in detail). Each section is supported by images and interactive features, with suggestions for further reading, links to related pages within Looking at Buildings and other sites of interest.
Sources for Building History is Jean Manco's guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles. It explains how to find related manuscripts, maps and images, while pointing out some of the pitfalls of such sources. Sources for specific building types are given together with information on the type. A section of the website covers ecclesiastical sources. Subject bibliographies include dating, fabric, gazetteers, local history and materials. There are annotated links to relevant archives held by record offices, local libraries, museums, galleries and universities and online catalogues. The site also includes contextual material providing an introduction to town and village development.
Nordic Underwater Archaeology: If you like history and scuba diving, this topic may be something for you. The Baltic Sea, in Northern Europe, is a cold brackish sea where wood is preserved for centuries. Many sunken ships still wait to be discovered, there and worldwide. This website aims to be a reference and contact list for anybody involved in underwater archaeology, particularly in Northern Europe, and to inform about our maritime heritage, and how to take care of it. Resources available here include hundreds or articles, as well as a glossary; pointers to archives, literature, journals, and conferences; information on search and investigative tools and techniques; and information on current projects.
Young Archaeologist's Club: Every year the Club organizes a prestigious award, based on a competition, for young people interested in archaeology. The competition is open to anyone aged between nine and sixteen. Entries will be judged in two age categories: 9-12 and 13-16 and an overall winner from each category will be chosen. The winner and their guest will be invited on an all expenses paid trip to York where Julian Richards, from the BBC’s Meet the Ancestors, and Blood of the Vikings series will present the Award along with some fantastic archaeological prizes including free YAC membership for a year! Activities include a guided trip round the Jorvik Viking Centre, a Viking Saga story-telling session and much much more!
National Archaeology Days: Each year the Council For British Archaeology runs National Archaeology Days (NAD). The aim of this annual event is for young people and their families to be encouraged to visit sites of archaeological/historical interest or museums/heritage and resource centres, to see archaeology in action and take part in activities on-site. Over the years, it has been recognized as an important event in increasing public awareness and interest in archaeology. It also provides an excellent opportunity for the promotion of venues and for encouraging people to join in the work of their local societies. In past years some venues have opted for a themed day e.g.: Roman, Saxon, Viking, medieval. Activities can be tailored to suit particular circumstances and if necessary participant numbers restricted by pre-booking. Activities that are very popular include: site tours, excavations, artefact handling, surveying, writing on wax tablets, coin striking, themed food, Roman games, pottery making, combat displays, object identification, prehistoric crafts, basket making, weaving, flint knapping, museum quizzes, finds washing, treasure hunts, mosaic making, wattle and daub wall building, finds sorting, audio-visual displays, leatherwork, runic writing, brass rubbing, calligraphy, competitions, tile making, processing environmental samples, corn grinding, fabric printing, wool spinning, site drawing, heritage trails and walks, seeing Roman armour being made and excavating a dustbin.
Ancient Sites Directory: The countryside of the UK is endowed with an incredible wealth of prehistoric structures. Some are famous, others obscure and difficult to find. Many are under threat from vandalism, land development and pollution. The objective of this website is to heighten awareness of the prehistoric past that surrounds us and in doing so help to protect this precious gift of our ancestors. The author has personally visited all of the prehistoric sites featured on these pages, photographed them and recorded his thoughts. Directions and grid references are given for each featured site enabling the reader to find them and reach their own conclusions.
Hadrians Wall is one of Rome's most outstanding architectural achievements and yet only briefly mentioned in records so far found. According to these records the Wall was built to 'keep out the barbarians' from the north. At its full capacity in terms of occupation and build it must have presented itself as one almighty fortification and a somewhat awesome sight from a distance to the so called barbarians! This site, produced with the help of Tyne & Wear Museums, will guide you through the remains of Hadrians Wall.
Sutton Hoo is a group of low grassy burial mounds overlooking Woodbridge and the River Deben in SE Suffolk, England. In 1939 excavations brought to light the richest burial ever discovered in Britain, an Anglo-Saxon ship containing the treasure of one of the earliest English Kings, Rædwald, King of East Anglia. Further excavations, completed in 1992, proved the site to be a complex collection of burials, some royal, others possibly the victims of judicial execution. Most recently, excavations in advance of building work in 2000, uncovered the remains of another, earlier cemetery, 500m north of the main mound cemetery. This website allows you to take an interactive tour of Sutton Hoo.
London before London: This Museum of London website spans some 450,000 years, from the arrival of the first people until the Roman invasion. The Antiquarians, Collectors and Dealers tour gives an opportunity to find out about some of the people who were responsible for assembling the Museum's prehistory collection. Another tour gives an opportunity to find out about how the shape of the Thames Valley has changed over the past 450,000 years.
Current Archaeology: With over 18,000 subscribers, Current Archaeology is by far the biggest magazine dedicated to British archaeology. It's in full colour, it's devoted mainly to excavations and it covers all periods. The best way to get a taste of Current Archaeology is to browse its Time Line website. This is a collection of past articles arranged chronologically, to form a Time Line, which will take you on a journey through British Archaeology. It's quite a long journey, but it will give you a good idea of what Current Archaeology is all about.
Council for British Archaeology: Archaeology is the study of the material remains of past human societies. It is not concerned only with the prehistoric period but with all periods of the past, including the most recent. The remains may be long since ruined and buried (and need to be excavated) or may be still standing and even still in use. Many buildings still occupied and used have a history that can be studied archaeologically. This website provides a gateway to British archaeology online. It also includes information on the Council for British Archaeology conference to be held at the British Academy on the 26th February 2004.
Internet Archaeology is a not-for-profit academic electronic journal, published by the Council for British Archaeology and hosted by the Department of Archaeology at the University of York. Internet Archaeology publishes an international range of research articles of a high academic standing which also try to utilise the potential of electronic publication. Articles regularly contain fully searchable databases to analyse online; full-colour, interactive images, plans and sections; video footage; virtual reality models and give access to related digital archive material.
Mississippian Moundbuilders: At a time when Europe was plunged into the Dark Ages and crusaders fought holy wars to gain Jerusalem for the Church, a Native American culture thrived in what is now the Midwest and Southeast United States. These Native Americans are known today as the Mississippian Moundbuilders. The Mississippian Culture commenced around AD 900 and lasted until just after the coming of Hernando de Soto and his marauding Spanish fortune hunters in the mid-16th century. For more than half a millenium, the Mississippian people successfully cultivated vast agricultural settlements based on corn, squash and beans. Anthony Stein has created an interesting website on the Mississippian Moundbuilders. The material is organized into ten different types of Mississippian artifact, including pottery, flint implements, pipes, and ear ornaments.
Educational Websites
Standards Site, BBC History, PBS Online, Open Directory Project, Virtual Library,
Education Forum, History GCSE, Design & Technology, Learn History, Music Teacher Resource,
Freepedia, Teach It, Science Active, Geography IST, Brighton Photographers, Sussex Photo History,
Compton History, Universal Teacher, English Teaching, English Online, History Learning Site,
History on the Net, Black History, Greenfield History, School History, HistoryWorld, I Love History,
E-HELP, Ed Podesta Blog, Macgregorish History, Historiasiglo20, Sintermeerten, ICT4LT |
News and Search
Guardian Unlimited, Times Online, Daily Telegraph, The Independent, New York Times,
Washington Post, BBC, CNN, Yahoo News, New Scientist, Google News, Channel 4, ZDNet,
Google, Excite, Yahoo, MSN, Lycos, AOL Search, Hotbot, Metacrawler, Netscape, Ask, Search,
Go, Looksmart, Dogpile, Raging Search, All the Web, Kartoo, Search Engine Watch, About
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