Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library

Anthropology & Archaeology Courses


Books from local libraries:

Here are some examples of Reference Books in our library.
Search Our Library Catalog.
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.

NetLibrary and other E-Book collections – around 50,000 electronic books--worth a look.

Articles & Databases:

You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject area. There are over 7,000 full-text journal titles in these four databases:
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
Proquest Research Library

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

Social Sciences Package (CSA) – allows you to search several databases at once, including ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, and PAIS International & Archive.

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.
ScienceDirect – indexing for over 2,000 journals in the science, technology and medicine fields.
AGRICOLA – for all things agricultural. Good for topics in early agriculture, domestication of plants/animals, etc. Index only (no full text).
Alternative Press Index and Archive – indexes over 250 "alternative" publications covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary, back to 1969.
Arts & Humanities Search – covers archaeology and history.
Annual Reviews – see "Social Sciences," including "Anthropology".
Daily Life Through History – describes life for ordinary people in different cultures throughout history.
GEOBASE – index of records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology.
Humanities Index – covers archaeology, history, folklore, religion, language, etc.
The New York Times – the leading national newspaper, with full coverage from 1995 - present.
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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