'Ancient Civilizations' is a unique tool for the study of world history. A series of culture-based websites look in depth at the achievements of some of the most remarkable world civilizations. The Ancient Civilizations site itself focuses on important cross-cultural themes of human development, showing how societies have interacted and influenced one another.

The first two sites in the series, launched in 1999 and 2001, with over 5 million visitors annually, have established the British Museum at the forefront of e-learning provision for schools. We hope Ancient Civilizations will encourage our world-wide educational audience to use the Museum's unparalleled collection to learn about their world in a new way.