Ancient History Encyclopedia

Ancient History Encyclopedia is a non-profit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben.[1] The organization publishes and maintains articles, images, videos, podcasts and interactive educational tools related to ancient history. All users can contribute content to the site, although submissions are reviewed by an editorial team before publication.

Ancient History Encyclopedia
FoundedAugust 2009 (2009-08)
FounderJan van der Crabben
TypeNonprofit organization
Location
ServicesE-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
AffiliationsUNESCO, University of Buenos Aires, OER Commons
Employees
4 (2018)
Websitewww.ancient.eu

Organization history

Van der Crabben founded Ancient History Encyclopedia in 2009 with the stated goal of improving history education worldwide by creating a freely accessible and reliable history source.[1] The organization is based in Horsham, England, although it has no office and its team is globally distributed.[2]

Reception

The website has received praise by educational organizations and has been recommended 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] In 2016, it won the .eu Web Award for education from the organization EURid.[7]

References
  1. "About". Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. "Smarter working: Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Guardian. London. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. Dillon, Stacy; Laughlin, Amy (7 May 2016). "Unbury the Past: Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds". School Library Journal. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Scout Report. 23 (42).
  5. "Ancient History Encyclopedia". Merlot. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. "Ancient History Encyclopedia". OpenEducationEuropea. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  7. "The 2016 .eu Web Awards: Bringing Europe Together". EURid. 18 November 2016.
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