A part of The Ancient World Cultures Timeline search engine. This provides a wealth of information and images relating to the ancient world. A part of The Ancient World Cultures Timeline search engine. This provides a wealth of information and images relating to the ancient world. A comprehensive site covering the history and use of the abacus for number operations.
Pupils can try out a virtual abacus.
Good links to other related sites. A very well presented and well organised site which provides online information to back up the topics being covered through its current TV programmes. Excellent site on the 'Soviet Period' brilliant for GCSE students studying Revolution or Cold war. Many pieces of primary evidence. The extinction files is a great BBC resource on extinction, particularly world wide i.e. the last ice age.