Once again, the good people at NOVA have created an eye-opening website to complement another interesting and compelling program in the long-running series. This website presents a host of materials about a recent archaeological exploration into a cave in the Judean desert designed to explore the last refuge of the legendary Jewish patriot Shimon Bar-Kokhba, who led a revolt against the Romans in...

The Ancient World Online (AWOL) is a blog by Charles E. Jones, Classics and Humanities Librarian at Penn State University. AWOL is dedicated to "open access material relating to the ancient world." As Jones explains, he adapts his definition of the "ancient world" from NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (visitors will find a link to the institute at the bottom of this blog). For...

Dr. Andrew Quinn McCormick was a faculty member for many years in the department of ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia. Along with his passion for this field of medicine, he was also a great lover of maps and prints. This digital collection presents a sample of works from his collection, which he donated to the school's library. Visitors can make their way through historical maps...

Anna Julia Cooper was a scholar, educator, and author. Born into slavery in 1858, Cooper went on to earn a Ph.D. in History at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and served as the principal of Washington, D.C.'s M Street High School for several years. On Howard University's Digital Howard page, visitors can explore a number of archival materials related to Cooper, including personal correspondence,...

Iceland is a nation with a long and rather unique history, and it is worth noting that it has also been thoroughly mapped and examined by cartographers, explorers, and other such types over the past millennium or so. Fortunately, the Nordic Digital Library Center and the National and University Library of Iceland have joined forces to create this digital archive of all maps of Iceland from before...

Created by the Special Collections Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library, this fine collection of digitized antique maps will pique the interest of geographers and historians alike. The collection contains over 230 maps, charts, pictures, books, and complete atlases produced by European cartographers from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The collection serves as...

Originally featured in June 2016, Apollo 17 in Real-Time continues to impress us: Ben Feist's expertly crafted interactive website allows users to explore archival material from NASA's final trip to the Moon. Apollo 17 in Real-Time is an engrossing interactive website that allows contemporary visitors to experience 1972's Apollo 17 mission, which marked NASA's final trip to the Moon. To craft...

Dedicated to promoting archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past around the world, the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The AIA is a nonprofit group originally founded in 1879 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1906, with over 9000 members at...

The Taj Mahal. Hawa Mahal. Mysore Palace. Sanchi Stupa. The historical monuments of India are some of the grandest and most beautiful in the world. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which oversees India's ancient monuments and archaeological sites, hosts a useful page for exploring India's methods of preserving its cultural heritage. After reading About Us, where you can learn about the...

Hosted by the Society of American Archaeology (SAA), Archaeology for the Public hopes to make the practice and study of archaeology accessible to all. The Resources for Educators section, featured here, is especially edifying. Readers may like to start with the Archaeology for Educators area, which provides educators with an overview of the field and offers a few hands-on and interactive...