A site which provides both bibliographic references to books (and links to places to buy them!) and links to "high quality" web sites. Can be browsed by category or searched for specific words or phrases.
Extensive collection of links relating to Anthropology and its subdisciplines.
One of the best archaeological meta-pages. From the Archaeological Research Institute at Arizona State University.
An online library of texts which record and preserve documents of indigenous communities throughout the world.
Provides links to sites worldwide.
An extensive metasite for the social sciences. Covers many related topics and subjects, including Anthropology. Keyword searching possible.
A rich source of links to home pages of indigenous groups throughout the world and to home pages which provide information about indigenous peoples.
Short biographies of more than 850 people, both deceased and contemporary, who have influenced anthropology in some way. Written by graduate students at Minnesota State University, many with useful links to web sites.
A searchable database of reviews of anthropology books, films, videos, etc.
Contains records for over 35 million books and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Available in Electronic Data Area and through FirstSearch to registered borrowers.
1964+. Abstracts of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present from approximately 2000 serial publications in more than 30 languages. A good source of information on Indian-white relations over the years. Also available in print (1964-1995)(REF INDEX E 11 Z999 A44).
Index to periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library).
Late 19th century+. An index to periodical articles and essays published in colloquia, festshcriften, symposia and collections received at the Tozzer Library, Harvard University. This publication serves as a continuation of the Tozzer Library Catalog , which the Libraries have on microfiche (REF INDEX GN 316 Z999 T69x 1988). Also available in print (REF INDEX GN 25 Z999 A57x).
An index of items listed in the table of contents of approximately 12,500 journals on a broad range of topics. Updated daily. Available via FirstSearch to University at Albany Registered borrowers.
"The eHRAF Collection of Ethnography, published annually by Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), is a full-text, fully-indexed cultural database. It focuses on mostly pre-industrial cultures from around the world, and on North American immigrant groups."
1951+. --This database indexes both core and specialized journals and books in the social sciences. Core disciplines covered are anthropology,economics, political science and sociology, with additional coverage in other social science fields. This is the online equivalent of the International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology (REF INDEX GN 1 Z999 I58).
From the Smithsonian Institution. The library owns most of the publications indexed here.
Contains over 200,000 citations and abstracts from all types of publications dealing with population, including journals, monographs, and technical reports from around the world. The majority of items date from 1970+, but there are some older citations. Available via PubMed on the World Wide Web.
The entire Population Index for 1937-1985 (Volumes 3-51) is available on-line and can be searched by author, subject matter, geographical region, and year of publication.
Search service of the National Library of Medicine (searches MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE and other related databases).
Glossary for archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology.
Definitions of mythical and legendary characters from many cultural traditions, plus almost 200 images. Includes 7000+ articles.
From Southern Methodist University.
A searchable cultural atlas with information on hundreds of societies. From University of Kent, Canterbury.
From the University at Buffalo.
Also available in print in the University Libraries [Per CC 1 A6 2nd ser.]. Online access to this title through JSTOR available to University at Albany users only.
These and current issues are available in print in the University Libraries [Per GN 1 A623]. Available to University at Albany users only. This title continues Biennial Review of Anthropology.
An effort to stimulate dialogue between the humanities and the human sciences.
Also available in print in the University Libraries (Per GN 1 R69X). Available to registered borrowers only.
From the Archaeological Institute of America. The full texts of newsbriefs and selected longer articles are available online; abstracts of other departments and features are also available.
Also available in print in the University Libraries [Per GN 1 B64x]. Available to University at Albany users only. This title is continued by Annual Review of Anthropology.
Also available in print in the University Libraries [Per GN 1 C8]. Available to registered borrowers only.
Full-text and illustrations of four of their Pre-Columbian Studies titles are available here as .pdf files.
A peer-reviewed multi-media journal.
Covers artifact studies, environmental archaeology, archaeological method and theory.
An interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside and the Center for Global, International & Regional Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.from the Program in Comparative International Development of the John's Hopkins University Sociology Department.
A multimedia, interactive journal of musical anthropology of the Mediterranean.
International refereed publication, many articles authored by former or current research students at the Institute of Archaeology.
From the School of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.
Also available in print in the University Libraries [GN 2 R693X].
Links to sources of private funding from the Society of Research Administrators.
Look under "Funding Sources" for links to federal, state, community and international funding agencies.
Current job openings, information about careers in anthropology, meeting announcements, journals, Internet links, etc.
The oldest and largest archaeological association in North America.
An international organisation which brings together archaeologists, mathematicians and computer scientists to encourage communication and stimulate discussion.
Provides access to up-to-date information on archaeology in the United Kingdom.
From the Centre for Social Anthropolgoy and Computing (CSAC) at the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Directory information plus links to other sites.
An international organization dedicated to research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas.
Information about programs, faculty, course offerings, etc.
A collection of more than 60 programs for archaeologists.
Reviews of archaeological films and videos.
Links to sites recommended by the Archaeological Institute of America. Organized by categories and geographic areas.
This site is "a research network dedicated to the history of archaeology, with particular emphasis on the archives of the discipline, their promotion and preservation." A wonderful guide to archival resources on the history of European archaeology.
A virtual tour of this important Paleolithic site. The French Ministry of Culture's "official" Lascaux page; it loads slowly, so be patient.
This bibliography compiled by Nicholas David contains more than 1500 citations from 1877 to present.
Links to indexes of archaeological web sites and the home pages of archaeological organizations and journals (from the editors of Archaeology).
Brief essays of Mesoamerican writing systems, governments, religions.
Report on the Belize River Archaeological Settlement Survey and excavations at the site of El Pilar in Belize.
Focuses on calendrics and writing.
A database of glyphs, images, phonetic and semantic values and digitally transcribed Mayan texts.
Links, resources, software and reports relevant to Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian archaeology.
Photographs of archaeological sites in MesoAmerica.
Images and multimedia resources.
A gateway to resources about the Nahuatl language and Aztec culture.
Information about Maya glyphs, languages, architecture, etc.
Report on a Guatemalan site.
A detailed, scholarly look at a pyramid at Teothihuacan, Mexico, provided by the Archaeological Research Institute of Arizona State University.
An award-winning site produced by Professor Michael Smith at the University at Albany.
Information of North American projectile points and lithics.
A site focused on the Anasazi Indians of the Southwest; put together by John Kantner, a graduate student at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Wonderful graphics!
Links to a wide variety of resources about Mesoamerica.
An exhibit from the Florida Museum of Natural History; focus is on weaving and symbolism.
Contains information on some 6,800 languages of the world.
A catalog of language-related Internet resources with more than 2000 links.
Focuses on providing essential help to field workers for living and working in cross-cultural situations.
An online Tzotzil grammar with audio examples and dialogs.
Sources of information about the indigenous peoples of Mexico, Central and South America.
A guide to web-based resources about Native American languages. From the H-AMINDIAN Gateway at Arizona State University.
A graphical collection of 19th and 20th century aboriginal artifacts.
Provides "the complete legal text of all treaties between the United States Government and sovereign Indian nations" as fully searchable digitized text and as page images. From the University of Oklahoma. The library has a print copy of all 5 volumes (LAW / KF 8203 1975).
An online collection of 19th and 20th century Kiowa art. From the Smithsonian and the National Anthropological Archives.
A complete guide to BAE-published research, 1877-1971. To find bulletins in the University Libraries, do a title search for "Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology)."
Provides indexes, explanatory articles, and a chronological list of the nearly 200 documents in the Rogue River War and Siletz Reservation collection. Site maintained at California State University-San Marcos.
Links to web pages of individual Native Americans and Nations and other sites that provide information about Native Americans.
Emphasis is on the Eastern Woodlands.
Information from the archives of the United Indian Traders Association. Includes oral histories, videos and photographs about trade with the Navajo.
Full-text proceedings of the Symposium on Health and Mortality held in Brussels in November 1997. From the Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.
A site which examines the social issues surrounding the effort to produce a comprehensive genomic map of the Icelandic people.
The web site of the Neanderthal Museum in Germany. Text in either English or German.
The goal of this web site, compiled by Scott J. Brown, an independent researcher, is to "give people a well researched, even-handed and independent source of information on the latest theories and evidence concerning the demise of the Neanderthals and the rise of modern humans. It has a nice set of relevant links to archaeological sites, institutions and publications which deal with Neanderthal research.
A nicely designed site which provides a wealth of information about Neanderthals, their life and their fate. Includes an extensive bibliography, suggestions for further reading, and links to related Internet sites.
Information on environmental, social and cultural aspects of the circumpolar region.
Deals with cultural property issues.