Archaeology and Ancient History: Key resources

Primarily German journal with some English from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna. Focuses on Egyptian archaeology and related disciplines.

Founded in 1885, AJA is published by the Archaeological Institute of America. It is one of the most distinguished and widely distributed peer-reviewed archaeological journals.

A peer-reviewed journal from the Antiquity Trust and Durham University focusing on new archaeological research, methods, and issues of international significance.

A series of stand-alone volumes from the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.

A leader among peer-reviewed academic journals of the ancient Near East from the American Schools of Oriental Research.

One of the leading international journals for symbolic, social and cognitive archaeology published for the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

The magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, published from 1930-1995.

A journal which delivers scholarly research to a wider audience. Original and informative articles on ancient history, literature, art, archaeology, religion, philosophy, and reception of the ancient world.

Published by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and focused on the fields of Greek archaeology, art, epigraphy, history, and literature.

Aims to be the premier e-journal for world-wide archaeology offering visualisations, animations, searchable data sets, and interactive mapping.

An interdisciplinary, scholarly forum for current archaeological, historical and geographical research about Israel and its environs published by the Israel Exploration Society and the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University.

A leading international journal in Egyptological research publishing scholarly articles (main articles and brief communications), fieldwork reports, and book reviews.

From Boston University, this journal includes analyses of archaeological data from excavations, surveys, and laboratory research and articles about archaeological heritage, ethics and the history of archaeology, technical and methodological studies, and book reviews.

First published 1884 as 'Hebraica', the title changed to the 'American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures' in 1895 and again in 1942 to the 'Journal of Near Eastern Studies'. Published by the University of Chicago Press.

Publishes material that deals with, amongst others, the social, politicoeconomic and ideological aspects of local or regional production and development, and of social interaction and change in the Mediterranean.

Peer-reviewed journal on all parts of the Roman world from 700 BC to AD 700. Published in several European languages through the University of Michigan.

A journal of textual criticism publishing on any subject related to Greco-Roman Antiquity, including ancient history, philosophy and archaeology.

Published by The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The American Schools of Oriental Research. Earlier title was 'The Biblical Archaeologist'.

From by the University of Oxford covering the whole range of archaeology, from Palaeolithic to medieval times of European, Mediterranean and western Asian archaeology.

From the Palestine Exploration Fund concerned with the wider region of the Levant - its history, archaeology (including biblical aspects), art, languages, natural & earth ethnology, geography, natural & earth sciences.

A peer-reviewed international journal publishing on current archaeological investigations in the southern Levant and critical studies related to the history and culture of Near Eastern civilisations. Primary focus is on the biblical and protohistoric periods and includes classical and prehistoric periods.

A leading journal dealing with archaeology on a world-wide multiperiod basis.

A multi-language peer-reviewed journal focusing on papyrology and epigraphy.

A non-profit interdisciplinary journal, rooted in archaeological theory and practice, from researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Primarily French journal, with some English, from Archéo-Nil, the society for the study of pre-pharaonic cultures of the Nile Valley.

Includes articles from national and international scholars focusing on all aspects of ancient Egyptian culture and society and published by Macquarie University.

From the Egyptological Seminar of New York and focusing on all aspects of ancient Egyptian culture from pre-dynasty to the Byzantine era.

Publishing on the history and civilization of Pharaonic, Graeco-Roman, Christian, and Arabic Egypt in French, Dutch, and English since 1925 from the Association Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth.

Leading international journal for Egyptological research since 1914 from the Egypt Exploration Society.

Published in German, English, and French, regarding new discoveries and theories relating to Egyptology, Coptology, and related subjects.

From Centro studi Luigi Negro and published in English, French and Italian.

Provides a survey of archaeological method and theory, as well as the application of physical and biological sciences in archaeological research.

Covers Greco-Roman antiquity and history ranging from the second millennium BC to early mediaeval Europe.

Covers the aftermath of antiquity, the reinterpretation and revaluation of ancient heritage, and the history of classical scholarship.

Provides access to a large collection of journals and books which cover all aspects of enquiry into the ancient world.

Contains 189 articles exploring all aspects of the emergence and development of the diverse cultures of the ancient Near East from the Early Bronze Age to 325 BCE.

Includes overviews of the history and significance of 14 periods in ancient Egypt followed by over 300 entries covering artefacts, archaeological practices, biographies, buildings, geographical features, sites, and social organisation.

A useful resource for an overview of subjects of the ancient Mediterranean world. It contains entries spanning the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE, extending to all Mediterranean civilizations, including the Near East and Egypt.

Provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary coverage of the people, places, events, and ideas of ancient Rome.

This text includes substantial entries from all disciplines on the topic of ancient Egypt. Among the multitude of subjects covered are religion and mythology, medicine, art, archaeology sociology, trade and commerce, dialects, and agriculture.

Provides an overview of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran/Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula, covering more than 4,000 years, from the Early Bronze Age to 325 B.C.E.

Contains over 3,000 entries that provide clear and accurate explanations of sites, artefacts, civilisations and peoples worldwide. Includes maps, line drawings and black and white photographs throughout.

Entries provide clear explanations and descriptions of the major ideas, events and personalities that shaped 4000 years of civilization in the Nile Valley.

Over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work. Focuses on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, and covers legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA.

Entries detail artifact's classification and typology; raw materials; methods and techniques of creation; principles and techniques of examination and identification; and instructions for the care and preservation of specimens.

This dictionary provides those studying or working in archaeology with a complete reference to the field.

Covers the Paleolithic period through all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan).

A lexicon of Egyptology in 7 volumes. Uses German keywords with articles in German, English, or French.

Covers all aspects of the classical world from literature and history to religion, science, and archaeology.

Provides thorough coverage of historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, major excavations, discoveries, and innovations.

Ranging from the year of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC to the fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476, this dictionary contains over 2000 entries providing a reference guide to the ancient Greco-Roman world.

A panoramic view of world history from the time the first humans appeared to the present day.

Traces the historical, cultural and political development of ancient Greece.

Portrays the unique historical and cultural heritage of ancient Mesopotamia, including modern Iraq, north-eastern Syria and part of south-eastern Turkey.

A well-organised guide to academic resources relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.

Provides excellent links to a range of classics resources from the University of Kentucky Classics website.

A learning tool developed at University College London. Includes chronologies, maps, a detailed index and academic sources.

Access to texts and images of approximately 1400 papyri from Ancient Egypt.

This website specialises in resources on HATTI, homeland of the Hittites, one of the most powerful near-eastern empires of the second millennium B.C. Last updated 2000.

Digital collection portal from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Includes over three million objects, including Egyptian scarabs, coins and cuneiform tablets.

An annotated information portal concentrating on the study of the Ptolemaic (Macedonian-based Greek), Roman Imperial (Greco-Roman), and Byzantine rulers in Egypt. Last updated 2002.

The largest available collection of references in Egyptological literature. Includes records and abstracts from Annual Egyptological Bibliography (1947-2001), Bibliographie Altägypten (1822-1946), the Aigyptos database with keywords, and more than 70,000 further items.

Includes indexes to archaeological web sites and the home pages of archaeological organizations and journals. From the Archaeological Institute of America, last updated 2011.

ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives is a cooperative agreement between ASOR and the U.S. Department of State that is designed to document, protect, and preserve the cultural heritage of war-torn Syria and northern Iraq.

This site details the current work at the site of Tell el-Amarna, which was the capital built under the Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Dedicated to research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids, the associate tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.

Capital of the first kingdom in Nubia, located in the Nile Valley.

Information about the ongoing work at the site of the Uluburun Shipwreck, including site plans and publications. Published by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.

The German work at the site of Uruk can be found at this website. Written content is mainly in German with pictures and 3D reconstructions of the site.

A scientific reconstruction of the site of Uruk.