Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Regional: Middle East

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Field Schools and Fieldwork Opportunities@ (2)
Organizations@ (17)
Publications@ (8)

Bahrain (1)
Cyprus (24)
Egypt@ (57)
Iran (29)
Iraq (17)
Israel (60)
Jordan (34)
Lebanon (2)

Oman (9)
Palestinian Territory (10)
Saudi Arabia (0)
Syria (19)
Turkey (46)
United Arab Emirates (11)
Yemen (2)

Hellenistic@ (7)
Jerusalem (7)
Roman@ (25)

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Archaeology in the Levant - The University of California San Diego reports on its projects in Israel and Jordan.
History of the Ancient Near East - Mark McDonald provides information and links on the archaeological sites of the region from Turkey to Southwestern Iran.
Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia - A description including: emergence, excavation, discovery and decipherment, reconstructing history, and a table of Mesopotamian chronology.
Oriental Institute Museum: Mesopotamia - Images and descriptions of objects in the University of Chicago center's collection.
The Jazira Project - Report of the Oriental Institute's geomorphological projects within the Jazira of Syria, Turkey and Iraq.
The Joint Prehistoric Project - The Joint Prehistoric Project comprises several archaeological expeditions in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey dating from 1947. All of these separate excavations, however, sought the solution to a general problem: "How are we to understand those great changes in mankind's way of life which attended the first appearance of the settled village-farming community?"
Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project - A multi-year excavation and survey project aimed at defining archaeological correlates of ancient imperialism, colonialism and culture contact in the Mesopotamian frontier zone.
Archaeologists Excavate Monastery to Reveal Gaza Strip's Ancient Lineage - From Ekathimerini, away from the ongoing violence, researchers uncover the vestiges of Palestine's Byzantine past. (August 08, 2002)

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Open Directory - Society: History: By Time Period: Ancient: Persia

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A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia - Covering areas of sales and purchases, rentals, labor contracts, co-partnerships, loans and mortgages, bankruptcy, power of attorney, marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance.
Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law - Narrations found in Herodotus's The Histories, written c. 430 B.C. and The Book of Esther, written c. 300 B.C.
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions from Persepolis in Electronic Form - An article containing images as written by Matthew W. Stolper.
Ancient Mesopotamia - Visit sites within Babylon, Assyria, and Persia through the many images.
Artaxerxes III Chronicle - A tablet dealing with the sack of Sidon c.346 B.C.E.
Avesta - Zoroastrian Archives - A significant collection of Zoroastrian texts.
Ctesiphon - one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia and the capital of Persia.
Farvardyn - Source on religions, culture, civilization, rituals and ceremonies of the gateway of the east, and provides information on holy and dead languages of the lost world of Iran.
Gorgan - History of region of Varkana located southeast of the Caspian Sea.
Iran Highlights - Visiting historical sites, includes general information, facts, and images.
Iran in the Bible - Persia and its people according to the Bible, including images, audio, and links.
List of Kings of Persia - Listing of dynasties and the rulers.
On The Customs of the Persians - Paper by Herodotus.
Persepolis and Ancient Iran - Document on architecture, reliefs, and finds of the palaces at Persepolis, prehistoric mound of Tall-i-Bakun, Islamic city mound, and aerial survey flights with photographs.
Persia - Extensive collection of short articles.
Persia - Links to online articles.
Persia and the Greeks - The Defence of the West, C. 546- 478 B.C - Andrew Robert Burn provides a fairly balanced view of the Achaemenids in their dealings with the Greeks, 1962 by subscription.
Persian Empire - A detailed account of the empire that includes photographs, maps, chart, and links.
PersianEmpire.info - Articles on the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sassanids. Features mp3 lectures, royal lines, and timeline.
Perspolis - Images of ruins with comments.
Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians - Written account by Herodotus.
Sassanian Empire - Coinage list by king and date.
The Decree of Return for the Jews - As written by Kurash (Cyrus) the Great.
The Persians Reject Democracy/Darius' State - An excerpt from Herodotus's The History.
The Seal of Darius the Great - Description of an owned item with images and illustrations.
The Selections of Zadspram - A ninth century Pahlavi compilation of excerpts from the Avesta and Zand that reflects basic elements of the faith, containing both orthodox and heterodox doctrines.
Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C - A picture of women and their economic and political importance in the empire by Maria Brosius, 1998 by subscription.

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