Historypin..

• is a service that Local History Practitioners will find invaluable;

• allows anyone with a Google account to place images within the setting of current Google Maps Streetview imagery;

• allows visitors to explore the imagery added by others.
  • To explore the imagery on Historypin...
    • zoom in on a location; and
    • select a range of dates on the Historypin timeline.

Learn more about Historypin in the video below...

Visit http://www.historypin.com/ to ...

Art History: resources on the web, is maintained by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, an art history professor; is, in the main, a collection of links to various art topics, but what makes it different from other resource sites, is both the level of organisation and the vast number of links relating to art history.

Art History: resources on the web lists includes...

• Pre-historic art...
  • Palaeolithic;
  • Mesolithic and
  • Neolithic;
• Ancient Near East Art;
• Egyptian Art;
• Greek Art;
• Roman Art;
• Art in Late ...

History Animated <http://historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/> provides animations of the...

• American Revolution;
• US Civil War; and
• US Pacific Campaign in WWII.

All of the animations on History Animated are available for free viewing on the website. ...

The question is, "where did your last meal come from?"

Harvest of History is a website produced by the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York, USA.

Harvest of History is designed to help learners and practitioners explore the origins and development of modern farming practices. Its design is ideal for Family Learning Practitioners but some of the content of Harvest of History could also be used with older learners to spark discussion about the development of modern agriculture.

Vis...

This website claims to be the largest on-line collection of animated historical maps

• for students: a learning tool to increase comprehension and retention
• for practitioners: a ready-made teaching tool to add visual impact in the learning environment
• for history geeks: a new technology to add new perspectives

The on-line maps use animation, colour and narration to bring history to life.

Find out more at http://www.the-map-as-history.com/. 

Many learners don’t get to experience hands-on aspects of history and/or archaeology. Using a mouse isn’t exactly hands-on but by clicking to Interactive Dig: El Carrizal from Archaeology Magazine, learners can see photographic updates and read first-hand accounts of this "in-progress" archaeological project.

By seeing professionals in action practitioners can encourage learners to think like historians themselves and hopefully it will excite learners about history and archeology.

Vis...

ConflictHistory is a mash up that combines a timeline of world wars with their geographical location, and presents all data on Google Maps.

The timeline starts from 3000 BC and covers conflicts up to 2005.

Users can view data for any period by simply adjusting a timeline that runs along the bottom of the map. The conflicts are marked with red markers and also listed in the floating menu.

On the floating menu...

• Click any conflict to zoom into it/them on the map
• Click the information ...