LibGuides: Anthropology & archaeology: Archaeology

Articles

JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive
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A collection of scholarly journals in many fields. Includes deep historical coverage but current years are excluded.

America: History and Life
Key resource covers US & Canadian history, prehistory-present. Indexes articles, book reviews, essay collections, dissertations, media. With abstracts
Historical Abstracts
Resource covers world history (excluding US & Canada), 1450-present. Indexes articles, books, essay collections, dissertations, media.
Web of Science
Indexes high-impact science, social science, engineering, and art & humanities research journals.
Anthrosource
Anthropology Plus

Selected handbooks in the collection:

Arachne
German Archaeological Institute (DAI) searchable database for objects and their attributes
eSkeletons
eSkeletons provides an interactive environment in which to examine and learn about skeletal anatomy through an osteology database.
Interactive Digs
From the Archaeological Institute of America and Archaeology Magazine's.
MayaVase
The Maya Vase Database is an archive of rollout and still photographs of vases, plates and bowls, from the various cultures of Mesoamerica.
Pre-Columbian Photograph and Fieldwork Archives
Rubbings of Maya Sculpture

Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database (CARD)
A compilation of radiocarbon measurements that indicate the ages of samples primarily from archaeological sites in North America.
DataTrain
Managing Research Data in Archaeology
The Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR)
International digital repository for the digital records of archaeological investigations.
Digital Index of North American Archaeology
Aggregates archaeological and historical data sets developed over the past century from numerous sources, especially state and federal government agencies.
Dryad Data Repository
Human Evolution Research Center
NESPOS: Pleistocene People and Places
Open Context
Archaeological artifacts, data, and visualizations.
Paleobiology Database
UK's Archaeology Data Service
Repository in the UK for archaeology and historic environment data.
American Numismatics Society Collections Database (MANTIS)
A collection of more than 800,000 coins, monetary objects, medals, and other related items dating back to 2000 BCE.

Database search tips
Citation management & writing tools
Library of Congress Call Numbers
Books and some journals are arranged by LC call number in all MIT Libraries. Learn how to read these numbers to find items on the shelf.
ORCID & author identifiers