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Archaeology

 

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Scope of Archaeology

Archaeology is the branch of anthropology seeking to understand human cultures by excavating or recovering their remains. Since it is a branch of anthropology, see the [Anthropology] subject guide for extra resources.

 

 

Online Reference Sources

Atlas

World Atlas of Archaeology

 

Biographies

 Anthropology Biography Web

 

Archaeological Biographies

 

Dictionaries

Glossary of Archaeological Terms

 

WebRef's Anthropology Dictionary

 

Directory

Email Directory of Anthropologists

Register of Professional Archaeologists (Canada and US)

 

Encyclopedia

Wikipedia: Portal: Archaeology

 

Thesaurus

Archaeological Objects Thesaurus

 

 

Top Databases

Anthropology Plus: available at: OC, SFU, TRU, UBC, UVic

Over 2,500 journals are indexed

Scope: Social, cultural, physical, biological, linguistic, anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.

From late 1800s to present

 

Anthropology Index Online: available at: CNC, NLC, TWU, UNBC, VIU

 

AnthroSource: available at: CAP, LC, SC, SFU, UBC, UVic, VIU

15 of the American Anthropological Associations peer-reviewed journals

Over a hundred years of coverage

 

Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts: available at: UBC

150 journals

Archaeological excavations, conservation of art and material culture, and preservation of excavated material.

Since 1955 to the present

 

Canadian Heritage Network : available at: ECUAD, UBC

 

BCIN (includes citations from AATA): available at: UVic

 

eHRAF: Archaeology Collection: available at: ECUAD, UBC

 

 

eBooks

 Google Books (free and full view)

Ancient Egypt: A Series of Chapters on Early Egyptian History, Archaeology and Other Subjects (1848) by George Gliddon

 

Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First International edited by Daniel Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)

 

Book of Hebrew Antiquities (1852) by Henry Browne

 

A Dictionary of Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages (1838) by John Britton

 

Project Gutenberg's Anthropology Bookshelf

Anthropology (n.d. prior 1940s)by RR Marett

 

 

Subject Guides

Camosun--Web Resource for Contract Archaeology in BC

Capilano College--Anthropology

Douglas College--Anthropology

Kwantlen University College--Anthropology

North Lights College--Anthropology 

Northwest Community College--Anthropology

Simon Fraser University--Archaeology

Simon Fraser University--Anthropology

Thompson Rivers University--Archaeology

University of British Columbia--New World Archaeology

University of British Columbia--Anthropology

University College of the Fraser Valley--Anthropology

University of Victoria--Archaeology

University of Victoria--Anthropology

Vancouver Community College--Ancient Civilizations

Yukon College--Anthropology

 

 

Digital Libraries

ArchNet Home Page--WWW-Virtual Library of Archaeology

 

Center for Desert Archaeology Digital Library

 

Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University--Art and Archaeology

 

 

Open Access (or freely available) Journals

Archaeology--a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America

 

Assemblage: The Sheffield Graduate Journal of Archaeology

 

British Archaeology

 

Directory of Open Access Journals--Archaeology List

 

 Stanford Journal of Archaeology

 

SAA Bulletin by the Society for American Archaeology

 

 

 

Associations

American Anthropological Association 

 

Archaeological Institute of America

 

Archaeological Society of British Columbia

 

British Archaeological Association

 

Canadian Archaeological Association

 

European Association of Archaeologists

 

Society for American Archaeology

 

Society for Historical Archeology

 

Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

 

 

 

Government

Archaeology and History (Canadian)

 

Artefacts Canada

 

National (US) Archaeological Database

 

Parks Canada--Archaeology at Parks Canada

 

 

 

Websites & Portals

American Anthropological Association's Archaeology Resources on the Internet

 

Anthro.Net's Anthropology on the World Wide Web

 

ARCHway

 

Athena Review: Guide to Archaeology on the Internet

 

Anthropology Resources on the Internet: Archaeology and Prehisory

 

Digital Librarian--Classics and Ancient World (including archaeology)

 

 DMOZ Open Directory Project: Archaeology

 

 Yahoo's Search Directory for Archaeology

 

 

Forums, Mailing Lists, Discussion Groups

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Websites enumerating discussion lists

ArchNet's Newsgroups and Listservs

Archaeology Discussion Lists

Archaeology email lists and newsgroups from the Council for British Archaeology

 

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