Research Guides: Archaeology: Digital Artifacts & Images

Featured U-M Artifacts & Images Collections

Advanced Papyrological Information System
APIS is an catalog of papyri, including digitized images of actual papyri. Includes papyrus collections from U-M, Columbia U, UC Berkeley, Duke, Yale and other universities.
Ford Collection
Digital images of human skulls for teaching purposes. Excludes Native American crania that fall under NAGPRA regulations.

Jeffrey R. Parsons Archaeological Sites Images This link opens in a new window
Images document the archaeologist's field work in the Basin of Mexico and in Peru. They depict terrain survey work, a variety of ceramic work, and multiple archaeological sites. Among the locations documented here are Ixtapalapa, Zumpango, Texcoco, Chalco, Xochimilco, Jauja, Huasahuasi, Junin, and Tarma.

Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database
Museum catalog of nearly 100,000 archaeological objects in the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. Collection focus is on civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East.
UM Museum of Anthropology Image Database
About 29,000 photos of artifacts from original excavations, personal collecting, reference books and magazines. Includes images from the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology's own collections.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Images of art objects from museum and library collections worldwide. Includes archaeological artifacts. Authentication required. For University of Michigan affiliates only.

Ashmolean Museum
Online collections of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford. Collections include cuneiform inscriptions, silver, coins, Maiolica and finger rings. Strong in antiquities from Britain, ancient Greece and the Near East.
British Museum: Explore/Highlights
Searchable, browsable database of over 4000 images of artifacts in the British Museum. Each entry includes an enlargeable photo, description, related objects and bibliographic references.