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Globish Globish- English dialect with a vocabulary of 1,500 words. Features introductory video, dictionaries, online courses, book, online shop. Judge David Wynn Miller Judge David Wynn Miller- Presents a constructed language claimed to promote the communication of facts in courts of law. Features dictionary, sentence structure, essays. Archaic English Project Archaic English Project- Project to create a fictional language combining obsolete English words and grammar with modern language. Discusses words, grammar, spelling. Institute of Greek & Roman Antiquity Institute of Greek & Roman Antiquity- A National Research Foundation institute covering all aspects of Greek antiquity, from prehistory to the end of antiquity in the seventh cent… Sheffield Centre for Aegean Archaeology Sheffield Centre for Aegean Archaeology- Centre promotes inter-disciplinary research on Aegean history. Also provides seminars and publications on themes in Aegean archaeology. Swedish Institute at Athens Swedish Institute at Athens- Works to further research into the culture of Ancient Greece and support the cultural exchanges between Sweden and Greece. In English, Greek and Swedi… The British School at Athens The British School at Athens- School provides facilities for research into the archaeology, architecture, art, history, language, literature, religion and topography of Greece in … Laboratory of Archaeometry at N.C.S.R. Demokritos Laboratory of Archaeometry at N.C.S.R. Demokritos- Laboratory engaged in research, application and training in the field of archaeometry and archaeological sciences in Greece, at … Asian Educational Media Service Asian Educational Media Service- Searchable database of media materials related to Asian studies, designed for educators. The Virtual Library:Asian Studies The Virtual Library:Asian Studies- The Virtual Library: Asian Studies is a clearing house for electronic and other resources available for Asian studies. The scope of this site is… H-Asia: Asian History and Studies H-Asia: Asian History and Studies- H-Net group committed to discussing region wide, comparative and professional issues important to scholars of Asia. Features archive, reviews, l… Carrie Electronic Library Carrie Electronic Library- Collection of full-text electronic academic works related to Asian studies. Rock Art Rock Art- Photographs by Brian and Dave Lee of petroglyphs, pictographs, cave paintings, mostly Archaic styles of the Southwestern U.S. Petroglyph Looters Sentenced Petroglyph Looters Sentenced- Article on the sentencing of Arizona residents convicted of removing and selling petroglyphs from a national forest. Bradshaw Paintings Bradshaw Paintings- The Bradshaw Paintings are incredibly sophisticated, as you will see from the 32 pictures in the Paintings Section, yet they are not recent creations but origi… International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO) International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO)- Federation of national and regional organizations promoting the study of rock art and cognitive archaeology. Features n… Rock Art of the Blood of the Ancestors Grotto Rock Art of the Blood of the Ancestors Grotto- Data collection and analysis of the prehistoric pictographs of the Blood of the Ancestors Grotto, Saline County, Illinois. Rock Art Pages Rock Art Pages- A series of articles by James Q. Jacobs on the rock art of the American Southwest. Illustrated with photographs, ink renditions and background graphics. Includes f… Bolivian Rock Art Research Society (SIARB) Bolivian Rock Art Research Society (SIARB)- Society for investigation and recording of rock paintings and petroglyphs, protection and conservation of rock art sites, as well as pu… Earliest Evidence of Art found Earliest Evidence of Art found- Archaeologists in Zambia uncover evidence that early humans used paint for aesthetic purposes far earlier than previously thought. Anasazi Rock Art Anasazi Rock Art- Photographs of rock art of the Anasazi and other pueblo dwelling early inhabitants of the Four Corners Region of the United States. Anasazi Rock Art Photos Anasazi Rock Art Photos- Photos of Anasazi Indian rock art, otherwise known as petroglyphs. These pictorial stories were chipped out of the desert varnish in Entrada sandstone abo… Utah Rock Art Research Association Utah Rock Art Research Association- Organization dedicated to the education about and preservation of Native American rock art. Annual symposium information, membership, publicati… Rupestre.net: A Rock Art Site Rupestre.net: A Rock Art Site- Includes a worldwide database of rock art links. Rock Art Studies: A Bibliographic Database Rock Art Studies: A Bibliographic Database- Database of over 10,000 citations to the world's rock art literature, with an emphasis on English language and North American citations… Rock Art Research & Art History Rock Art Research & Art History- Focuses on the research interests of Reinaldo Morales including rock art of the Americas, photographs of prehistoric art, and links of interest to… Rock Art Dating and Conservation Rock Art Dating and Conservation- Essays on rock art dating and the rational for rock art conservation. History of and continuing rock art destruction is discussed. Rock Art at Rice Rock Art at Rice- Introduction to prehistoric art with an emphasis on the southwest and western United States. Dating, interpretive theories, image database, and conservation. International Rock Art Database Project International Rock Art Database Project- University of New Mexico computerized database system for the storage and analysis of rock art data being developed with the support of th… Archives of ROCK-ART Archives of ROCK-ART- Rock art discussion list.