Saturday, October 1, 2005

History

Roman jewellery found in ancient Japan tomb

The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries

The 5 Most Half-assed Attempts to Reunite the Roman Empire

A History of the World in 100 Objects

9 historical figures who could be Bond villains

5 Baffling Discoveries That Prove History Books Are Wrong

This well-known Egyptian symbol is actually an early math problem

Ancient map gives clue to fate of 'Lost Colony'

Lost Malcolm X Speech Heard Again 50 Years Later

1940 U.S. Census data released online

10 Historical Figures Who Masqueraded as Members of the Opposite Sex

5 Inaccurate “Historical” Stories That Ended Up In History Books

Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria

5 Archaeological Sites That Changed The Face of History

Lost Civilizations: 12 Societies that Vanished in Mystery

Stanford archaeologist shows how the Romans made pottery in Britain

10 Top History Blogs

Top 10 Most Important Historical Finds

15 Historical Inaccuracies Widely Believed as Fact

Top 10 Great Historical Impostors

50 Historical Figures Who Changed Their Names

Top 10 Most Mysterious Disappearances in History

Medieval riches unearthed in fairy-tale find

Enormous statue of powerful pharaoh unearthed

Top 10 Shocking Historical Beliefs and Practices

7 Historical Figures Who Needed Rehab

The "mystery stone" that suggests ancient Greeks were in New Mexico in 500 BC

5 Fictional Stories You Were Taught in History Class

15 Historical Facts You Don’t Know

10 Legendary Diamonds from History

Beachcomber stumbles upon historical shipwreck

The Jobs Of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations

8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think

Gods In Color: Painted Sculpture Of Classical Antiquity

Newton's apple story goes online

Photos: Queen's Cat Goddess Temple Found in Egypt

6 Ridiculous History Myths (You Probably Think Are True)

5 Civilizations That Just Disappeared

Another 10 Common Historical Myths

Anglo-Saxon gold declared treasure

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About The Romans

101 Historical Moments You Can Relive on YouTube

Historical Brutal Torture Techniques

Historical Oddities You Probably Don’t Know

20 More Interesting Historical Oddities

Historic Cities: Maps & Documents

Circus Historical Society

The Times makes 200 years of newspapers online available

20 Historical Oddities You Probably Don’t Know

5 Lies You Were Taught In History Class

Another 20 Historical Oddities You Don’t Know

Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century

Texas Beyond History

World Map 1000 BCE

5th-grader finds mistake at Smithsonian

Famous Hoaxes Throughout History

Timeline of the most important inventions

Orphan Trains of Kansas

History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications. Thanks Mikolka.

Top 10 Inventions of the Middle Ages

Sixteenth-Century Jests

History Map of Europe, Year 1000

High-Res World Map from 1507

Ancient Torture Tools

Weird History

Founding Fathers. A great source of American history.

Samurai Archives Japanese History Page

Historical Sounds in MP3 Format

A lot of water under the gate …. A linkdump-lookback at Watergate.

35 Historical Facts You Probably NEVER Learned in School

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. Neat.

Message Bottles In History by Kraig Rice

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience. The slave trade is the most well-known African American immigration story, but there were eleven other voluntary waves of migration that shaped today's black culture. With 8,300 images, 17,000 pages of texts, and over 60 maps, In Motion (from the New York Public Library) tells the story of those "voluntary movements of resourceful and creative men and women, risk-takers in an exploitative and hostile environment" providing a "new interpretation of African American history."

Einstein Archives Online

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

HyperHistory. 3,000 years of world history with synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.

Early Eighteenth-Century Newspaper Reports

The History of Eating Utensils

Illustrated History of the Roman Empire

Lost city 'could rewrite history'

How Weather Changed History

The Wild West

Charles Darwin's works go online. Seems a little slow though

Archival Field Photographs of the American Museum of Natural History

Encyclopaedia of British History: Child Labour 1750-1850

LiveScience.com - Most Ancient Child Unearthed

United States Historical City Maps

A strange and wonderful medley. Excellent post from Metafilter about Tutankhamun.

Picture History. An on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history.

Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History

The 1562 Map of America by Diego Gutierrez

Nineteenth-Century Texas Law Online, Gammel's The Laws of Texas

World History : HyperHistory. Over 2000 files covering 3000 years of world history.

Historical Sounds in MP3 Format

Ancient Roman Technology

Evolution timeline in flash.

Top 10 Greatest Impostors in History

The History and Geography of Inventions

Maps From Ancient Times To Now

Landmarks in US Immigration History

HistoryShots

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century

Western Trails Project - Kansas State Historical Society

Historic Cities: Maps & Documents

Within These Walls. 1 house, 5 families, 200 years of history.

Books for Cooks. This unique collection of cookery books will transport you back in time. It will take you to medieval banqueting tables laden with peacocks and pastry ships; to the medicine cabinets of noblewomen; and to royal picnics in the jungle. It will show you how the poor were encouraged to re-use coffee grounds in Victorian London, and how a rationed population attempted to stay healthy during World War 2. You will find recipes for puddings and roasts, for beauty treatments and bed bug repellents, for pies made with live birds and frogs, and for dishes spiced with ingredients as valuable as jewels.

Archival Field Photographs of the American Museum of Natural History

HistoryBuff.com

The Romans in Britain - 100BC to AD450. The history of the Romans in Britain - 100BC to AD450. Along with insights into Roman life, the military and how the Romans changed Britain.

Collect Britain - Putting history in place

Telephone Box
www.redphonebox.info - A History Of Telephone Boxes.


Encyclopaedia Romana.

Joan's Mad Monarchs Series - Crazy Royals in History.

Ancient Scripts.

I Invented.

Egypts Pyramids.

Chickasaw Historical Research Page.

The extinction of the Australian pygmies.

Medieval London Maps.

The Great North. History from my part of the world.

19th-century Photography of Ancient Greece.

Japanese Historical Maps.

The World of Playing Cards.

England, A Narrative History.

Historic Royal Palaces.

Historic images of British buildings.

Historic Texas Postcards.

Texas Bird's Eye Views. Hand drawn panoramic maps of 44 Texas cities circa 19th century in high resolution. Aerial mapping minus airplanes and cameras.

Texas History.

Antique & Historical Maps of Britain.

Picture History. The Primary Source for History Online.

American Journeys. (via)
American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.

Read the words of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. View, search, print, or download more than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives from the library and archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society.


Historic Cities: Maps & Documents.

American Museum of Natural History.

Top 100 People of the Century.

Various ancient calendars.

A Walk Through Time.

Journey Of Mankind - The Peopling of the World. Amazing.

Greatest Inventions of All Times.

Victorian and Edwardian Photographs.

An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors.

Historic Cities: Maps & Documents.

EyeWitness to History. History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Historical Text Archive.

The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less.

Vintage Technology.

Pyramids -- The Inside Story.
Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. You can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.


Picture History. An on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history.

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources.

Year by Year: 1900-2004. Find out what happened in the year that you were born. 1972 for me.

Year by Year: 1900-2004. History, facts and quizzes.

A History of Communications 35,000 BC - 1998 AD.

Human Population Maps.

Revisionist History. The following are actual excerpts from history reports and tests from America's finest high schools and colleges. Spelling has been preserved.

Unusual Musical Instruments of the Middle Ages.

Mary Rose weighs anchor at last.

Nuremberg Chronicle.

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