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Unbury the Past

The following apps and websites on ancient history help present  old information through a new lens, and may just pique students' interest in an ancient culture or civilization. WEBSITES: Ancient History Encyclopedia www.ancient.eu Free Grades 7 and up The AHE cites itself as a small nonprofit dedicated to providing high-quality history content to enthusiasts, teachers, and students for free. Students can explore topics using a time line, a geographical search, and natural language searches. The site is well designed and organized and contains information in many formats-videos, photos, maps, and text. news.nationalgeographic.com/ancient-world Free Grades 6 and up Part of the greater National Geographic site, AWN is of the quality one would expect for NatGeo.  Highlighting contemporary news concerning discoveries about the ancient world and ancient artifacts, this site connects current events with ancient history.  Some recent examples include the destruction of