Museums
As the Internet grows, so does the online presence of museums; here are some of the more substantial museum websites.
Aboriginal People's Gallery
at the Provincial Museum of Alberta, Canada.
at the Provincial Museum of Alberta, Canada.
Ancient Echoes Interpretative Center
At the Herschel Museum, Saskatchewan, Canada.
At the Herschel Museum, Saskatchewan, Canada.
British Museum
All kinds of stuff are online at the British Museum website; be prepared to wander for hours. Be sure to explore Compass.
All kinds of stuff are online at the British Museum website; be prepared to wander for hours. Be sure to explore Compass.
Ethnographic Collection at the University of Missouri
While not precisely archaeology, these Native American pots and basketry are truly beautiful, dating from the Museum of Anthropology's first collections in 1885.
While not precisely archaeology, these Native American pots and basketry are truly beautiful, dating from the Museum of Anthropology's first collections in 1885.
Greece Museums
Greece museums is a guide for the prospective visitor to Greece listing information about all the museums, state and privately owned. From Aris Pantazopoulos.
Greece museums is a guide for the prospective visitor to Greece listing information about all the museums, state and privately owned. From Aris Pantazopoulos.
Jade Artifacts
a sampling of gorgeous precolumbian jade artifacts, on exhibit at el Museo Nacional Del Jade, in Costa Rica. In Spanish.
a sampling of gorgeous precolumbian jade artifacts, on exhibit at el Museo Nacional Del Jade, in Costa Rica. In Spanish.
Joseph and Mary Grimshaw Egyptian Gallery
A newly renovated gallery at the Oriental Institute, contains a few photographs from collections dating between the predynastic and Arab conquest periods.
A newly renovated gallery at the Oriental Institute, contains a few photographs from collections dating between the predynastic and Arab conquest periods.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A terrific assemblage of online images including ancient artifacts from the collections of LACMA, which can be browsed by category, country, category, or random process.
A terrific assemblage of online images including ancient artifacts from the collections of LACMA, which can be browsed by category, country, category, or random process.
Lost Visions and Forgotten Dreams
a display of the art and life of the Paleo-Eskimo, at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, Hull, Quebec. In English and French
a display of the art and life of the Paleo-Eskimo, at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, Hull, Quebec. In English and French
National Anthropological Archives
At the Smithsonian Institution, the NAA is a respository for manuscripts, fieldnotes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars.
At the Smithsonian Institution, the NAA is a respository for manuscripts, fieldnotes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars.
Oriental Institute Museum
The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum website has images of some of this remarkable collection of Near Eastern artifacts.
The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum website has images of some of this remarkable collection of Near Eastern artifacts.
Pierides Foundation Museum
From Digmaster at the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, catalog and photographs of the collections at this site at Larnaca, Cyprus.
From Digmaster at the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, catalog and photographs of the collections at this site at Larnaca, Cyprus.
Rainmakers from the Gods
A virtual exhibit of Hopi Kacina, from the displays at the Peabody Museum in Cambridge, Ma.
A virtual exhibit of Hopi Kacina, from the displays at the Peabody Museum in Cambridge, Ma.
Royal Ontario Museum
The website includes information from recent exhibits from cultures around the world.
The website includes information from recent exhibits from cultures around the world.
Royal Treasures of Mesopotamia
the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania gathered artifacts from several museums to create a traveling exhibit which Director Thomas Hoving has called "the finest, most resplendent and magical works of art in all of America".
the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania gathered artifacts from several museums to create a traveling exhibit which Director Thomas Hoving has called "the finest, most resplendent and magical works of art in all of America".
Saving the Maya Past for the Future
Shortly after the collapse of the ruling dynasty at Copan, about 820 AD, people have been systematically dismantling the site. Over the past decade, researchers have rescued sculptures from all over the world and placed them in a museum at the site.
Shortly after the collapse of the ruling dynasty at Copan, about 820 AD, people have been systematically dismantling the site. Over the past decade, researchers have rescued sculptures from all over the world and placed them in a museum at the site.
Stage Travel in America
a display at the American Museum of the Horse in (where else?) Lexington, Ky, discusses the history of commercial horse travel beginning with the first stage coach in 1718 right through to the first national races.
a display at the American Museum of the Horse in (where else?) Lexington, Ky, discusses the history of commercial horse travel beginning with the first stage coach in 1718 right through to the first national races.
State Heritage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
From the State Heritage Museum and IBM, a website on the collections and history of the five-building museum. Includes virtual tours, presentations of the exhibits, and history of the museum. Russian and English.
From the State Heritage Museum and IBM, a website on the collections and history of the five-building museum. Includes virtual tours, presentations of the exhibits, and history of the museum. Russian and English.
Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
A collection of photographs of mysterious stone spheres found in the countryside of Costa Rica. Maintained by Edwin Quesada Munoz. In Spanish.
A collection of photographs of mysterious stone spheres found in the countryside of Costa Rica. Maintained by Edwin Quesada Munoz. In Spanish.