I have studied history since I was a little kid, and have always been fascinated by the growth and advancement of societies. The idea that we can learn from our earlier experiences to help ourselves, and our planet, has always striked me as worthwhile.

I have a B.A. in history from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. The focus of my studies was ancient and medieval, particularly medieval history, with a secondary focus in Reformation and Early Modern European history. But I like just about all history.

I also earned a minor in archaeology. Recently I worked in archaeology on the East Coast of the United States. Most of my study in that field has in New World civilizations, particularly the Central American groups (Maya) and the Andean groups of South America (Moche, Nasca, Inca, etc.). I am also quite interested in landscape and urban anthropology/archaeology - planning and architecture. It is this subject that I would like to pursue in graduate school in a couple of years.

History

• General and Miscellaney

  Here's the U of I History Department to start with. Well, the Bible is something of an important historical document....so here it is in French, German, English, or Latin on the Search Bibles page. Try the Geneology Home Page. Since there are so many manuscripts to be found through these pages, I cannot forget to give you a list of paleography sites, which may be of some help.

• Ancient

  For world history I have the Ancient World Web, which is a fantastic and interesting page!!

• Medieval

  Here is my paltry selection of links devoted to the middle ages....there is a whole lot more out there. Labyrinth is one of the coolest things ya' e'er did see!! This is a server for the medieval studies program at Georgetown University. Another server is the WWW Medieval Resources page and the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. One of the most beautiful pages (because of the pictures) is the Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry page. This is a neat page because these fifteenth century manuscripts, due to their condition, are no longer available to the public. But you can see some of the manuscripts on this page!!! If Celtic fare is more your style, check out the Irish Studies page, which has quite a bit about Celts in it - be forewarned, though, this page take a long time to load. Of course I have a link to the Gargoyles web-page. Also, if you get a chance, you should go to the Medieval Congress this year!

  Daily medieval life is of great interest to me. I have done some medieval recreation before, so I like good sites on this type of stuff. So lest I forget it, here is the Society for Creative Anachronism, or the SCA. This is a medieval reenactment group, of sorts. They have a great page with LOTS of information on the middle ages. Stefan's Florilegium is SCA, too, but they have some different neat stuff. A VERY GOOD site is Armouries.com, which is like a warehouse of historical information and shopping web-sites. For costuming, I have Milieux: the Costume Site, the Historical Costuming FAQ, and the Costume Page. The Footwear of the Middle Ages is a great information site on this important and virtually ignored topic - ooh, I just hate people who have bad, un-period footwear! Here is a fine company to buy from, if you don't make your own - ChainMaille Fashions, although this link seems to not be working lately...quite unfortunate. For cooking, there are several sites: Medieval / Renaissance Food Page and a medieval cookbook bibliography. There is also information on feasting, which includes information on manners, and the such, as well. You may also desire to get some period music at the Jester's Court. One of my FAVORITE companies - Museum Replicas. The Medieval Sword is site devoted to good information on swords. There is also a page out there for scribes, the Gutenburg School of Scribes - SCA related, of course. I know you can't see this, so if you want to, you have to click on the picture .

• Renaissance

  At the moment all I can say is...Visit a Renaissance Faire! And check out the latest at Renaissance magazine.

Archaeology/Anthropology

• General and Miscellaney

  The first link has to be for ArchNet — one of the definitive resources for archaeologists on the internet....I hightly recommend you take a visit. Now you can also have AnthroNet! Having gone to the University of Illinois, I will present the U of I Anthropology Dept.. And always good for current archaeology news is Archaeology magazine, the publication of the AIA - Archaeological Institute of America. There is also Internet Archaeology - a internet magazine. If you like ethnographic stuff see the Ethnographic Studies page of the American Folklife Center. Some research materials include the National Archaeological Database Reports and Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials.

• Contract and Field Work

  There is, unfortunately, no easy way to look this stuff up....here are but a few helpful sites. Appalachian State University Antho Dept. has a good website, with a page devoted to contract archaeology companies in the U.S.. Here is a page for Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities.

  

• Middle East

  What type of archaeology page would this be without an Egyptology page. Also, check out the wonderful Reeder's Egypt Page for great stuff, and a link to KMT, the Egyptologist's journal. I cannot forget the Dead Sea Scrolls which present some interesting perspectives on religion.

• Europe

  Here is the Anglo-Saxon page, where you can learn to read and write in Old English! There is also a site for UK Archaeology on the Net. For the rest of Europe, there is the Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe. Archaeology in Germany. More German archaeology/medieval archaeology. ArchDATA - archaeology in France. Archeologia - a list of Italian archaeology web-sites.

• the Americas

  Cahokia, of course! One of my favorites — Mesoamerican Archaeology.

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