Archaeology Subject Guide

Databases

• Humanities Index
  A collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals, containing over 1,000 journals from 1975 to the present published in the United States and Canada- EBSCOhost
• ATLA (+Serials)
  Contains over one million bibliographic records from journals, essays, book reviews and more- EBSCOhost
• Humanities Full Text
  Full-text articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, television, and radio programs from Humanities Index- WilsonWeb Omnifile Mega
• History Reference Center
  Offers full-text from more than 650 history reference books and encyclopedias, 50 history magazines, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies and 12,000 historical photos, maps and other images- EBSCOhost
• World History Collection
  World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for more than 130 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964. - EBSCOhost

Books

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
  by Timothy Darvill
  CC70 .D37 2002
  With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms - from amphora to ziggurat, and Beaker Culture to molluscan analysis." The dictionary focuses especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, and covers legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA. The archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world is also described. Description from the Publisher.
• The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
  by Jodi Magness
  BM175 .Q6 M34 2002
  Magness (early Judaism, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), who has extensive archaeological experience in the area, has written a popular account of the archaeology, meaning, and controversies surrounding the Dead Seas Scrolls and the archaeological site of Qumran where they were found. Without sacrificing content, Magness turns this story into a fascinating page-turner. Description from Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR 
• Encyclopedia of Archaeology : History and Discoveries
  by Tim Murray
  CC100 .E54 2001
  Written by the most authoritative scholars from around the world, a massive treasure-house of information on all aspects of archaeology, from prehistory to the present day. Description from the Publisher.

Journals

• Archaeology
  Presents articles written to meet the needs of the general reader interested in archaeology- EBSCOhost
• American Journal of Archaeology
  One of the world's most distinguished and widely distributed archaeological journals devoted since 1885 to the advancement of archaeological studies and promotion of interest in them- JSTOR
• Antiquity
  Articles, review articles and book reviews on all areas of archaeology- WilsonWeb
• Journal of Field Archaeology
  Articles presenting the results of archaeological research worldwide, with no restriction regarding time period or cultural region- JSTOR
• World Archaeology
  Journal of archaeology on a world-wide multi-period basis- JSTOR

Websites

• The Archaeology Channel
  Explores the human cultural heritage through streaming media. Examines the wonderful diversity of the human experience.
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
  Presents Web resources on general anthropology, archaeology, archaeological digs, linguistics, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, museums, academic departments, other institutions, electronic journals and archives, and more- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Virtual Museum of Nautical Archaeology
  Images and descriptions of the shipwrecks and maritime archaeological sites (current and past) excavated by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology- Librarian's Index to the Internet