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Collapse: why do civilizations fall?     Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations in order to understand what awaits our own. Learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. From Exhibits Collection -- Collapse http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

Tale of Three Cities     Examine details of a painting by René Milot that compares ancient Egypt, medieval Spain, and modern New York to see how life has changed - and hasn't. From Tale of Three Cities @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities/

Lords of Copan     Monuments and tombs erected by the rulers of one of the great Maya cities. Come face-to-face with the Red Lady, and esteemed Maya noble. From Lords of Copan @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/copan/index.html

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen     Opening of the royal Egyptian sepulcher of Tutankhamen which contained the most remarkable funeral treasures. The account is given in the form of diary of the witnesses, which actually has appeared in the National Geographic earlier. Site also contains a list of resources about Egypt history. Limited content. From At the Tomb of Tutankhamen @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

Ice Treasures of the Inca     Climb Peru's Mount Ampato following the path of the ancient Inca in a re-creation of an actual expedition that took place in 1995. The site is done mostly in a narrative text format. From Ice Treasures of the Inca @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/index.html

Lost City of Arabia     The use of remote sensing and GPS in archeology in a search for Ubar, the lost city of Arabia. From NOVA Online/Lost City of Arabia http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/

Chauvet-Pont-d'arc Cave     Exceptional archeological discovery of a decorated cave. In 1995, fantastic Paleolithic Period cave paintings in the Ardèche gorges of France. Includes photos of several paintings and a discussion of the archaeological importance of the discovery. Also lists other significant French prehistoric finds. From ERROR http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

Exploring ancient worlds: Trojan's Rome     Who was emperor Trajan? Why did he build the massive Forum of Trajan? What kinds of artworks were in Trajan's Forum and why were they there? What other kinds of art works were made in ancient Greece and Rome? Particularly useful to teachers. From Exploring An Ancient World: Four Online Resources http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Trajan/welcome.html

Return to Midway     Titanic's discoverer, Bob Ballard, is diving deeper than ever to find the lost ships of World War II's Battle of Midway. Blueprints, personal recollections, and field dispatches let you in on the hunt. From Midway @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/midway/index.html

Mysteries of Catalhoyuk     Mysteries of the Catalhoyuk, the site of an ancient city in Turkey. Look at the pictures of burials, and discuss your findings in the bone lab. Explore why the dead were buried in the floor of the house where people used to leave, and find out what people were eating for dinner 10,000 years ago. From Mysteries of Çatalhöyük http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/catal/top.html

Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games     The real story of the ancient Olympic Games. Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? From Ancient Olympics @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html

Ice mummies     Process of mummification and about how scientists study mummies that they find. Learn about the Peruvian expedition of 1996. From NOVA Online | Ice Mummies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/