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The Qantara project is part of the Euromed Heritage programme, which hopes to contribute to mutual understanding and dialogue between Mediterranean cultures by highlighting their cultural heritage. It aims to encourage intercultural dialogue by supporting the preservation and promotion of the shared historical and cultural heritage of the Euromed region, through human, scientific and technological exchanges.

Would be an excellent student activity if you lived in a country with a significant and extant material history. You register with this network and nominate run-down buildings that you and your students can then restore, under the guidance of these volunteers. I guess there are some ethical problems there, but it would still be a wonderful experience for the students.

The main page of the English Heritage archives. There are several sub-pages all related to British history here.

Resources for Native American Heritage Month

Such a tragedy

CyArk is a foundation that creates a 3D digital archive of the World's Heritage Sites for preservation and education.

Muslim Heritage in our World Resources

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a map is worth ten thousand. This is not like any atlas you remember. Maps of America are what you'll find and make on nationalatlas.gov™. Maps of innovation and vision that illustrate our changing Nation. Maps that capture and depict the patterns, conditions, and trends of American life. Maps that supplement interesting articles. Maps that tell their own stories. Maps that cover all of the United States or just your area of interest. Maps that are accurate and reliable from more than 20 Federal organizations. Maps about America's people, heritage, and resources. Maps that will help you, your children, your colleagues, and your friends understand the United States and its place in the world."

The South Carolina Lowcountry has been called the "Ellis Island for Africans" notes this website focusing on Charleston, South Carolina's African American heritage. It has been estimated that as many as 40 to 60 percent of the Africans who were brought to America during the slave trade entered through ports in the Lowcountry.

Source of maps from 20+ Federal organizations, devoted to the heritage, culture, and resources of the United States. Customized maps available through the Map Maker tool.Provided by United States Department of the Interior.

The European Archive, part of the LiWA (Living Web Archive Project), offers access to archived web sites and multi-media materials with the aim to preserve the whole European Digital Cultural Heritage. We provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.

An excellent site for sources on European cultural history.

"The Fondation Napoléon (founded in 1987) is a registered charity committed to the encouragement of the study of and interest in the history of the First and Second Empires and the preservation of Napoleonic heritage."

"WikiArc is intended as an online toolkit for professionals, students and other people interested in the fields of archaeology, classical antiquity, palaeoanthropology, forensic anthropology, cultural heritage studies, and Quaternary sciences."

Has a searchable database of open-access journals to do with archaeology, anthropology and ancient history.

Daily Show with Larry Wilmore equating Nat Turner Cotillion with celebration of succession in South Carolina. Message that you can't pick and choose which part of the Civil War you want to remember. Heritage or hate?

Reviews upcoming Asia Society exhibit of Buddhist Art from Pakistan. Has slideshow of images.