Ancient History Encyclopedia

Ancient History Encyclopedia
Motto Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.[1]
Founded August 2009 (2009-08)
Founder Jan van der Crabben
Type Nonprofit organization
Location
Services E-learning, Education
Official languages
English
Key people
 Jan van der Crabben (Founder and CEO), James Blake Wiener (Co-Founder), Joshua J. Mark (Co-Founder), Mark Cartwright Publishing Director
Affiliations UNESCO, University of Buenos Aires, OER Commons
Employees
4 (2018)
Website www.ancient.eu

Ancient History Encyclopedia is a non-profit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben with the goal of improving history education worldwide by creating a freely accessible and reliable history source.[2] The organization publishes and maintains articles, images, videos, podcasts and interactive educational tools covering global ancient history for free. Even though anyone can contribute, the publication follows an editorial model where submissions are reviewed before publication. Each article is written in an easy-to-read manner with students and the general public in mind.

The website has been recommended for use in education by the School Library Journal[3], the Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison[4], MERLOT[5] and the European Commission's Open Education Europa initiative[6]. It has been as cited as a historical reference in various publications and news media worldwide including The New York Times, BBC, Time (magazine), Smithsonian Magazine, and The Washington Post.[7] In 2016, it won the .eu Web Award for education from the organization EURid.[8]

Since its founding, Ancient History Encyclopedia has become the global leader in ancient history content online. It is currently involved in active partnerships which pursue common goals in advancing cultural heritage and the digital humanities with organizations in Europe, North America, and South America.

Even though the organization is based in Horsham, England, the company has no office and works purely as a globally distributed team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ↑ [https://www.ancient.eu/static/about/
  3. ↑ Unbury the Past: Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds - School Library Journal
  4. ↑ The Scout Report: Volume 23, Number 42
  5. ↑ MERLOT - Ancient History Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ OpenEducationEuropea - Ancient History Encyclopedia
  7. ↑ - Sarasota scholar helps make ancient history accessible through modern technology
  8. ↑ The 2016 .eu Web Awards: Bringing Europe Together
  9. ↑ The Guardian - Smarter working: Ancient History Encyclopedia

Ancient History Encyclopedia website

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