SOURCES

Land
Sir Aurel Stein Routes, Photographs and Expedition Map
IDP - International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/

Sasanian Sites by Guitty Azarpay
Images from the Collection of Professor Guitty Azarpay, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
http://ecai.org/sasanianweb

Images of the Silk Road
Photographs and spatial data provided by Professor Dru Gladney, Asian Studies
University of Hawaii

Map of the Middle East -- Relief & Hydrology
Schweizer, Günther. A I 1 - "Vorderer Orient: Relief und Gewässer, Middle East Relief and Hydrology", ein Sonderforchungsbereich 19. ©Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, Dr. Ludwig Reichert, Verlag Wiesbaden, 1977-93.

SilkRoad DEM 1km Digital Elevation Model
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Based on USGS GTOPO30 DEM

Rivers of the World
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Data from ESRI

Empires
Empires Mapspace

Sasanian Sites by Guitty Azarpay
Images from the Collection of Professor Guitty Azarpay, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
http://ecai.org/sasanianweb

Buddhism on the Silk Road
IDP - International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/topics/buddhism/index.html

Empire Maps
Silk Road Seattle Project
Director: Professor Daniel C. Waugh, University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.shtml

Sasanian Empire Map
Säsänidenreich Kettenhofen, Erich. "Das Säsänidenreich The Sasanid Empire", ein Sonderforschungsbereich 19, "Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients." B VI 3 Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert, 1977-93.

Sasanian Empire extent
Sasanian Empire approximate maximum extent derived by Jeanette Zerneke from the Säsänidenreich Kettenhofen, Erich. "Das Säsänidenreich The Sasanid Empire", ein Sonderforschungsbereich 19, "Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients." B VI 3 Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert, 1977-93.

Sasanian Empire Gazetteer Data Attributes
Gazetteer by Ruth Mostern and Karen Kemp, April 2000, derived from "Das Säsänidenreich The Sasanid Empire", ein Sonderforschungsbereich 19, "Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients." B VI 3 Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert, 1977-93.

Ming Dynasty Video
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/

SilkRoad DEM 1km Digital Elevation Model
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Based on USGS GTOPO30 DEM

Rivers of the World
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Data from ESRI

Boundaries Mapspace

Empire Extents bce500-ce1800
"GeoHistory Maps: Europe to Eurasia" - v 2.0. 1998 GeoHistory, Inc.

Sasanian Empire extent
Sasanian Empire approximate maximum extent derived by Jeanette Zerneke from the Säsänidenreich Kettenhofen, Erich. "Das Säsänidenreich The Sasanid Empire", ein Sonderforschungsbereich 19, "Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients." B VI 3 Wiesbaden: Ludwig Reichert, 1977-93.

Chinese Dynasty extents
Roland Fletcher, Richard Fletcher
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/

Countries of the World (Low Res)
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Data from ESRI, Inc.

Routes

Silk Road Cities and Routes
The History Atlas of Asia. Barnes, Ian. 1998. New York: Macmillan.

Empire Maps
Silk Road Seattle Project
Director: Professor Daniel C. Waugh, University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.shtml

Sasanian Sites by Guitty Azarpay
Images from the Collection of Professor Guitty Azarpay, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Life Along the Silk Road: Cities and Routes
Data derived from Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield. 2000.
University of California Press

Mongol Video
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/

Marco Polo Routes
National Geographic
"The Adventures of Marco Polo" by Mike Edwards
(May-June-July 2001 issues)

Sir Aurel Stein Routes, Photographs and Expedition Map
IDP - International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/

Languages of the World
Ethnologue.com
http://ethnologue.com

Nasa - Lights of Earth
NASA - Astronomy Picture of the Day, November 27, 2000.
C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001127.html

Cultures
Instruments Mapspace

Musical Instruments of the Silk Road
The Silkroad Project
"Silk Road Encounters: Teacher's Guide"
http://www.silkroadproject.org/
http://teachers.silkroadproject.org/index2.html

Yungung Cave Images
The Huntington Archive of Buddhist Art, USA
The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Archive of Buddhist Art
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/

Buddhism on the Silk Road
International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/topics/buddhism/index.html

Sir Aurel Stein Routes, Photographs and Expedition Map
International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/

Languages of the World
Ethnologue.com
http://ethnologue.com

World Sites
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Data from UNESCO

SilkRoad DEM 1km Digital Elevation Model
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Based on USGS GTOPO30 DEM"

Religion Mapspace

Buddhism on the Silk Road
International Dunhuang Project
http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/topics/buddhism/index.html

World Religion by Country
Mapping the religious adherence data from the CIA fact book online
Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook 2002
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2122.html

Yungung Cave Images
The Huntington Archive of Buddhist Art, USA
The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Archive of Buddhist Art
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/

SilkRoad DEM 1km Digital Elevation Model
Archaeological Computing Lab, University of Sydney
http://www.archaeology.usyd.edu.au/
Based on USGS GTOPO30 DEM