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Danish National Research Foundation at University of Aarhus. The research programme of the Centre is interdisciplinary, drawing on institutes primarily occupied with ancient history, classical archaeology, Greek and Latin.

Conducts excavations of all time periods in Attica and abroad. [Greek, English]

An interdisciplinary, international, non-governmental regional research cooperative that works to serve scholars interested in the interactions of humans and changing landscapes across the North Atlantic region.

Department of Historical Sciences. Includes mission, staff and research projects.

Founded in 1717. Its elected members are concerned with the antiquities and history of the UK and other countries. Information on its library, grants, publications.

An informal organization with an interest in the analytical study of archaeological and historical materials, , including glass, ceramics, metals, resins, textiles, stone and pigments. Organizers, meetings.

Established to assist amateur archaeologists and local archaeological societies. Includes history, subscription details, conferences and meetings, reports and proposals.

A student organization at Laurentian University.

Formed in 1987 in response to a growing interest in the Province's heritage resources.

Non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and studying the state's archaeological heritage. Aims, achievements, news, chapters and museum.

A non-profit organization dedicated to the support of rock art research, conservation, and education. Membership, directors, ethics, publications, awards, annual conference.

A non-sectarian educational group that presents about ten lectures a year on aspects of ancient Near Eastern archaeology, history and literature.

Nonprofit organization coordinating archeological activities within the state, including chapter locations offering lectures, education and volunteer opportunities.

Undertaking several projects in Egypt's nautical history.

Calendar of monthly illustrated lectures in Los Angeles by noted archaeologists about recent discoveries in Ancient Egypt. Includes an Ancient Egypt Bookstore, and Related Links.

NOVA Online's video tour of a life-like scale model of Birka, a medieval Viking village that archaeologists excavated near modern-day Stockholm.

Site by Rolf Badenhausen arguing that the Old Nordic Theoderic Codices provide evidence of the historical Nibelungs.

Encyclopedic entry on indigenous pre-columbian civilization of southern Mesoamerica which is known as the Archaeological evidence shows their culture goes back at least 2500 years.

Stanford researchers find that genetics can predict the presence of certain artifacts, supporting theories that prehistoric people migrated from the Middle East to Europe, reports Science Daily.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 1(1). This paper discusses the neolithication of the Aegean as opposed to Cyprus.

Shannon McPherron (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) and Harold Dibble (University of Pennsylvania) report on research at several sites in Europe and Abydos in Egypt.

Mark Roberts discusses why was Europe colonised by hominids half a million years ago. Published in the Journal of British Archaeology in 1996.

Peer-reviewed journal focusing primarily on the interpretation of the archaeological record and on archaeology as social practice. Includes information for authors, information on the journal, editors, archives and how to subscribe.

Provides information on the excavations and different aspects of the research being conducted at Çatalhöyük, Turkey.

An archaeological report series for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex and the Fenland Project. Details of all EAA reports and occasional papers, grouped by period.

Philip C. Hammond discusses the various myths about Petra. From Aramco World Magazine.

A site for archaeological databases.

Insights into ancient gold mining community in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt.

Administrative centre of Egypt in the Old Kingdom, much of the New Kingdom, and the Late Period. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts.

From BBC, A team of Swiss and French archaeologists unearth statues of Nubian kings, in Sudan.

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.

A collection of photographs by Dr. Volker Thewalt of Kabul Museum exhibits, Bamiyan, and other important sites in Afghanistan.

World Heritage Centre. Photograph, description, maps and documents.

A previously unknown temple is found in the middle of the Cambodian jungle, constructed in dedication to Brahmin beliefs in the ninth or tenth century.

From Xinhua, Cambodia's soldiers uncovered 154 miniature Buddhas coated with gold, silver and brass last weekin a plot in Stung Treng province.

Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.

From Xinhuanet, archaeologists have found awell preserved ancient female corpse, which was believed to be some 1,000 years old, in Gaochun county of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

From Xinhuanet, Chinese archeologists have found alarge ancient saltpeter manufacturing base which they believe was used to manufacture gunpowder over 1,000 years ago.

Recent discovery of a stone portrait of a woman scholar of the 10th century.

Status of Women in 14th Century South India.

An essay on the history and current status of Japanese archaeology.

Includes photos, and information about David Pendergast, who excavated the site.

Brief description of the temples and plazas at Tikal. Includes some information about El Petén and other archeological sites.

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for including it on the list.

The six thousand year old Mines of Spiennes are a Unesco World Heritage site.

Provides information about the Bulgarian medieval castles, fortresses, stronghold and other defence structures. Contains facts, plans, layouts, photos, legends and information for visitors.

A brief history of archaeological research in Bulgaria by Lyudmil F. Vagalinski.

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the Renaissance castle and a justification for inscription.

American Journal of Archaeology 106(4). The proposal is made that lining the court here was a long pillared portico of two adjoining sections.