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Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent

A searchable collection of African sounds including greetings and songs as well as images of cities, buildings, artisans, and other cultural and natural subjects. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries

American Centuries: View from New England

A large American history library of full of primary resources, curricula, and interactive activities that will inspire students to learn about the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Memorial Hall Museum

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest

Photographs, primary sources, secondary sources, essays, and maps document the history and cultures of the American Indians in the Northwest Coast and Plateau areas of the Pacific Northwest. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

The American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition

An online collection of photographs, field notes, anthropological objects, and many other multi-media resources that document and provide context to James Chapin and Herbert Lang's Congo expedition. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning

A collection of activities, articles, images and more for educators, families, and anyone interested in teaching or learning about science. Subject areas include anthropology, astronomy. biology, earth science and paleontology. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

The Amish, the Mennonites, and the Plain People

Discover the culture of the Amish people and find out information about their history, way of life, weddings, education, and dress. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau

Ancient Egypt: Science and Technology

Interactive website about the science and technology of ancient Egypt. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Museum of Science, Boston

Ancient India

An interactive website that examines Ancient India in six categories: The Buddha, Geography, Early Hinduism, Indus Valley, Time, and Writing. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: The British Museum

Ancient Scripts.com

Examines a wide variety of writing systems and their origins, phonetics, and historical linguists. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Lawrence K Lo

The Arctic Studies Center

Incorporating research and online exhibitions, this site explores and preserves the culture and history of Northern people using slide shows, images, audio, video, and engaging text. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Art and Life in Africa Project

Provides information and images related to art and life throughout Africa. The site includes maps of Africa navigating even the most novice user to information regarding specific countries and peoples, complete with demographics and settlement histories. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa

Australian Museum Online

Uses a wide range of formats from video to online forums for the dissemination of information and images that cover invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, mineralogy and paleontology, and anthropology. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Australian Museum

Ballard & the Black Sea: The Search for Noah's Flood

Follow a maritime explorer as he searches the bottom of the Black Sea to find evidence of the flood described in the biblical story of Noah and the Ark. Discover how other cultures, from Babylon to Native America, have stories about a great flood that are... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Geographic

BBC History Trails

Choose one of the eight subjects each with a collection of History Trails and take a journey back in time. Through articles, activities, and quizzes students will learn about the history of Great Britain. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: BBC

Being Indigenous: Chilean Indigenous People Portal

Informative resources including video and audio clips about the Chilean indigenous people including People (History, Social Organization, environment), Language (Grammar, Vocabulary), Customs (Spiritual World, Rituals, Mythology) and Art. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Council of Culture and Arts - Chile

Bradshaw Foundation

Watch films and animations to learn more about the journey of mankind including migration, evolution, ancient rock art and more. (Learn more)

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The Canela Indians of Northeasten Central Brazil

Photos, videos, and descriptive writing enhance understanding of Canela life. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

Cave of the Warrior

An online exhibition that features the Cave of the Warrior, a burial site from the Chalcolithic Period in the Near East. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

Civilization.ca

Contains a variety of interactive materials such as photo-essays, virtual tours, and games to accompany information and images that cover topics such as archaeology, arts and crafts, history, and civilizations. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

Classical Art Research Centre - the Beazley Archive

Browse or search this collection of classical art and archaeology. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Faculty of Classics at Wolfson College, Oxford