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Anthropology & Archaeology Courses


Books from local libraries:

Here are some examples of print Reference Books in our library.
Search Our Library Catalog – includes links to over 60,000 full-text ebooks.
Other Library Catalogs – to see what's available at UNC-A and other local libraries

"Other" Books:

WorldCat – searches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials.

Articles & Databases:

You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject area. There are over 20,000 full-text journal titles in these four databases:
Academic Search Complete
MasterFILE Complete
OmniFile Full Text
Proquest Research Library

History Resource Center: World – collection of reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history.

JSTOR--The Scholarly Journal Archive – contains complete backfiles of key journals covering archaeology, anthropology, and history--an incredible resource.

ScienceDirect – indexing and full-text access for over 2,000 journals in health and life sciences, physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences. Also includes over 3,000 e-books in these fields.

AnthroSource – from the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online, including: current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications, including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, and Medical Anthropology Quarterly; includes an electronic archive of all AAA journals.

America History & Life – a great index--abstracts only (no full text)--that covers pre-history to the present for the U.S. and Canada.

Historical Abstracts – covers world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada, which are covered in America: History & Life), but only back to around 1450.

Other Possibilities:

Biological & Agricultural Index – indexes periodicals in life sciences and agricultural subjects. Index only (no full text).
BioOne – bioscience research journals focusing on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
AGRICOLA – for all things agricultural. Good for topics in early agriculture, domestication of plants/animals, etc. Index only (no full text).
Annual Reviews – see "Social Sciences," including "Anthropology".
Newspaper Source Plus – Selected national and international newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, and more.
The New York Times Historical – the leading national newspaper, with full coverage back to 1851.

Depending on your topic, there are many other databases that could be relevant. You can see all available databases on our page of Electronic Resources (mostly in the Social Sciences subject area).

Web Sites:
Take a look at our library's selected list of archaeology and anthropology web sites.

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