Archaeology

General Resources
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Bibliographies
Biographical Sources
Chronologies/Timelines
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ionaries/Encyclopedias Electronic Journals
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Pot restoration, Idalion, Cyprus
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Idalion, Cyprus: pot restoration

General Resources

WEB SITES

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Archaeology: Databases by Subject
Links to both BU online subscriptions and "free" web sites of interest to researchers in archaeology.   

Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin Online
Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin published annually by the Archaeological Institute of America (Mugar Reference X CC 120 A73).

Archaeology: An Introduction: An Electronic Companion
Kevin Greene, Archaeology Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Provides links to Web sites about the history, scientific principles, and investigative techniques of archaeology. The site is a supplement to the author's 1995 edition of Archaeology: An Introduction (Mugar CC165 .G694 1995b). The site includes book excerpts, chapter titles, and an alphabetical index.

Archaeology Data Service (ADS)
University of York, England. Digitized information on UK archaeology.

Archaeology Discussion Lists
John Younger, Duke University. Lists arranged in these categories: general, history, and archaeology; Palaeolithic-Neolithic; ancient languages; Near East, Eastern Mediterranean, and African; Greece and Rome; non-Western and intercultural; medieval to modern; general anthropology; UseNet groups.

Beazley Archive
Donna Kurtz, Reader in Classical Archaeology and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University, and Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.  Based on Sir John Beazley's personal archive of materials related to the study of classical art and archaeology.  Online collections include Athenian pottery, sculpture casts, and gems.

Becoming Human
Arizona State University. Interactive documentary on human evolution.   

Boston University Department of Archaeology
Information on programs; courses; faculty; students; journals; Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) Center for Remote Sensing (CRS) International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) American School of Oriental Research (ASOR) Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI); and current events.

Cumulus Image Database. Art History Department, Boston University.  BU

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Anthony Beavers, Evansville University. Ancient Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece and Rome presented in college-text format with hot links to relevant Web pages.

Frequently Asked Questions about Careers in Archaeology in the U.S.
lDavid Carlson, Texas A & M University. Jobs, educational requirements, archaeology programs, bibliography of books, and links to informational resources on archaeology.

How to Cite Electronic Resources
Learning Page, American Memory, Library of Congress. Sample citations with for various media.

International Cultural Property Protection
United States State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Links to U.S. and international laws affecting issues of national cultural heritage.

Talking Origins
Jim Foley.  Includes a comprehensive list of hominin fossils.  Recommended by Archaeology magazine.

Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
Esther Grassian, University of California, Los Angeles, College Library. Lists questions to ask when evaluating a Web site. Categories include content and evaluation, source and date, and structure.

 

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

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Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia,
ed. Linda Ellis. Covers analytical technology, legislation, conservation techniques, and research from prehistoric to contemporary periods throughout the world. Contributed articles.
Mugar Reference X CC 75 A654 2000

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Industrial Archaeology,
ed. Barrie Trinder. Monuments, settlements, and landscapes of 31 countries in Europe, Canada, United States, and Australasia from 1650 to 1950. Bibliography of almost 3,000 sources.
Mugar Reference X T 37 B55 1992

Cambridge Illlustrated History of Archaeology,
ed. Paul Bahn. Explorations of the Middle Ages to the present in eight chapters: archaeology of archaeology; old worlds and new, 1500-1760; antiquarians and explorers, 1760-1820; science and romanticism, 1820-1860; search for human origins, 1860-1920; archaeology comes of age, 1920-1960; new techniques and competing philosophies, 1960-1990, and current controversies and future trends. Chronology of archaeology from 1500 and bibliography. All illustrations are original prints, manuscripts, artistic renderings, and photographs.
Mugar Reference X CC 100 C28 1996

Collins Dictionary of Archaeology,
ed. Paul Bahn. Worldwide. Over 500 pages of short-entry definitions and facts with cross-references. Almost 100 pages of maps and lists of sites. Bibliography by topic. Limited illustrations.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 C58 1993

Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology,
ed. Graeme Barker, 2 vols. Twenty-nine essays by individual authors are groups under three headings: origins, aims, and methods; themes and approaches; and writing archaeological history. Each essay includes an extensive list of references and a short "select bibliography." Photographs, drawings, tables, and plans.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 C59 1999

Dictionary of Archaeology,
ed. Ian Shaw and Robert Jameson. Includes short definitions and longer articles on recent archaeological theory and applications with bibliographies of primary and recent sources. Some maps and drawings. China, Japan, and Oceania are covered.
Mugar Reference CC 70 D53 1999

Dictionary of Concepts in Archaeology,
by Molly Mignon. From adaptation to zooarcheology.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 M45 1993

Elsevier's Dictionary of Archaeological Materials and Archaeometry in English with Translations of Terms in German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese,
by Zvi Goffer. Old and New World; origins of civilizations, historical archaeology, 20th-century archaeology. Maps, chronologies/timelines, index.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 G64 1996

Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries,
ed. Tim Murray, 3 vols. Comprehensive, world-wide coverage including article bibliographies, maps, and illustrations. Index in Vol. 3. Mugar Reference X CC 100

Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology,
ed. Charles Orser, Jr. International in scope. Signed essays with lists for further reading. Some illustrations.
Mugar Reference X CC 77 H5 E53 2002

Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory,
ed. Eric Delson, 2nd ed. 800 entries written by 54 scholars. Illustrations and entry bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X GN 281 E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology,
ed. James Delgado. Sites from prehistory to the modern era, legislation and legal issues, organizations, research themes, technology, etc. are covered in 450 alphabetically arranged entries. Worldwide coverage, illustrations, and extensive individual bibiliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 77 U5 E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture,
ed. Paul Oliver. Vol. 1: Theories and principles; Vol. 2: Cultures and habitats (Asia, East and Central Australasia and Oceania, Europe and Eurasia, Mediterranean and Southwest Asia); Vol. 3: Cultures and habitats (Latin America, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Glossary, Lexicon, Bibliography, Indexes).
Mugar Reference X NA 208 E53 1997

Grove Art Online    BU
ed. Jane Turner. Covers the prehistorical era to the 1990's with online updates. Includes over 20,000 biographies of artists, collectors, theorists, critics, and scholars. Features extensive survey articles on the cultures and civilizations of the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Australia. The print version of 34 volumes is available at Mugar Reference X N 31 D5 1996. The online dictionary has links to images in external websites; interesting sites (people, places, art forms, styles, groups and movements, etc.); The Art Newspaper; and to the Bridgeman Art Library, a comprehensive collection of more than 100,000 images.
http://www.groveart.com/

Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics Defining 3,054 terms Relating to Wares, Materials, Processes, Styles, Patterns, and Shapes from Antiquity to the Present Day,
by George Savage. Ancient to modern potting, painting, and shape terminology. List of European factories and their marks.
Mugar Reference X NK 3770 S38 1974b

New Pauly Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World Online. BU

Oxford Companion to Archaeology,

ed. Brian Fagan. "...covers entire spectrum of human existence" from Australopithecines to modern New York City. All aspects of archaeology from Acheulean tradition to zoology. Signed entries with bibliographies and cross-references. No entries for individual archaeologists, but those mentioned in the text are indexed. Maps and timelines included. Updates and expands the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology (Mugar Reference X CC 165 C3 1980), but lacks its illustrations of artifacts, architectural forms, and art.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 O96 1996

 

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

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Archaeology
Published by the Archaeological Institute of America, located at Boston University. Presents some of the features of the print version including full text of the journal's Newsbriefs section and selected articles, plus abstracts of other articles, and contents listings. Click on WWWorld of Archaeology for suggested links to pages grouped by region.

Boston University Libraries--Electronic Journals
Alphabetical list of journals and collections of journals on the Web available to Boston University students, faculty, and staff. Also, searchable by journal title or title keyword(s).  Includes all titles available in collections such as JSTOR, Project Muse, and ScienceDirect.  Links to all providers of individual journal titles.

Lexis-Nexis Universe BU
Academic Universe is a database of current (generally since the mid-1980's) international newspapers and magazines that can be searched for archaeology news in general, interviews with archaeologists, book reviews, and obituaries. Congressional Universe tracks legislation. Statistical Universe contains government and other reports.
 
Journal Abbreviations used in American Journal of Archaeology
Journal Abbreviations used in L'Annee Philologique

 

JSTOR BU
JSTOR (Journal Storage) is in the process of becoming "a comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature." Complete runs of individual journals are available up to approximately the last five years in the following areas: African American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, Statistics.  JSTOR provides keyword searching of any number of journals simultaneously. Individual journal titles may be accessed through the online catalog. Check Boston University Libraries--Electronic Journals for availability of journals published within the last five years.
 
Monumenta,1967-1984.  Free full-text journal published by the International Council on Monuments and Sites.

Project Muse Journals BU
Over 100 scholarly full-text journals covering arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Searchable collectively or singly. Individual journal titles may be accessed through the online catalog.

Science Direct BU
Searchable collectively or browse subject categories. Individual journal titles,  such as Journal of Archaeological Science (March 2003-) have been added to the online catalog.

INDEXES TO PERIODICALS

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Most of these indexes to articles in periodicals DO NOT provide online full-text articles;  they contain ONLY CITATIONS to articles.  To find out if the articles in your citations are available online, check Boston University Libraries--Electronic Journals; be sure to match article publication date with the journal's dates of online availability. For example, a search for "Mayan excavation" in Art Index retrieves only the citation:

Hammond, N., et. al., Ancestral faces: a Preclassic Maya skull-mask from Cuello, Belize . Antiquity v. 76 (December 2002) p. 951-2.
 
A check of our electronic journal collections, however, reveals the article is available online in two electronic resources: Antiquity , from 3/1/2001 -- 6 months ago , the provider is: EBSCO Religion and Philosophy Collection  and Antiquity , from 6/1/2001 -- 6 months ago , the provider is: Humanities Full Text.

AATA ONLINE: Abstracts of International Conservation Literature,  1932-.
Indexes journals covering the "management and conservation of international material cultural heritage -- broadly interpreted to include works of art, cultural objects, museum collections, archives and library materials, architecture, historic sites, and archaeology."  Getty Conservation Institute. Replaces the print version of Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (see below).
 
America: History and Life, 1964--. BU
Subject, author, title and keyword index to articles, book reviews, and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Also available in print for the years 1964 to 1999 at Mugar Reference X Z 1201 F64.

Archaeologische Bibliographie, 1957-1993.
Ceased. Indexes international journals covering Europe, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. References arranged by subject. Separate subject, author, book review, and site indexes. No annotations or abstracts. The electronic version, Dyabola, is availabe on CD-ROM at Stone Science Library and online, DYABOLA 1958+ BU
Mugar Reference X Z 5132 F14

Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts, Library has 1932/33-1952, 1955-1987.
Indexes books and articles on the analysis, examination, excavation, preservation, and restoration of artifacts and monuments; site information. International coverage and scope.
Mugar N 1 T42 (1932/33-41/42)
Mugar Reference X N 7428 F55 (1943-52)
Mugar Reference X AM 141 A1 F55(1955-1987)

Art Index and Art Index Retrospective, 1929--. BU
Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Abstracts indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Subjects covered include archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, motion pictures, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, and photography. Also available in print at Mugar Reference XZ 5937 F29. For archaeology-related articles in business, education, humanities, science, and social sciences, search the WilsonWeb indexes, Business Full-Text, Education Full-Text, General Science Full-Text, Humanities Full-Text, and Social Sciences Full-Text at the same URL.

BHA(Bibliography of the History of Art), 1973--. BU
Getty Information Institute. Indexes books, journals, dissertations, and exhibition catalogs. Covers Western art, all media, from late antiquity to the present. Includes RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art, 1975-1989 Mugar Reference XZ 5937 R15M ), and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie, 1973-1989; available in print for the years 1910 to 1989 at Mugar Reference XZ 5937 F10 ). RAA covers late antiquity to the present; excludes Islamic, Far Eastern, and primitive art and archaeology.

Boston University Libraries--Electronic Indexes and Databases
List of indexes in all subject areas accessible on the World Wide Web and on CD-ROM networks in Mugar Memorial Library and branch libraries. Databases marked BU are available only to students, faculty, and staff of Boston University.

Dissertation Abstracts, 1861--. BU
Citations to dissertations accepted for doctoral degrees at accredited North American institutions and more than 200 institutions elsewhere; abstracts are available from 1980 to date. Citations to masters' theses from 1962 to date; abstracts available from 1988 to date. Abstracts in print are available from 1938 to date at Mugar Reference XAS 30 F38.

Dyabola, 1958--. BU

Citations to articles on classical, near eastern, and Egyptian archaeology, Byzantine art history, epigraphy, and numismatics.  Includes and continues Archaeologisches Bibliographie which ceased print publication in 1996 Mugar Reference X Z5132 .F14.

FRANCIS, 1984--. BU
Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Multidisciplinary, multilingual index to journals with emphasis on humanities and social sciences.

Historical Abstracts, 1969--. BU
Indexes articles, book reviews, and dissertations on the history and culture of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Also available in print from 1955 to 1999 at Mugar Reference X D 1 F55.

Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals, BU
Covers nearly all art journals from the 19th century. Indexes entire journal contents--articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements. Source of information on popular culture and industry, artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting.

Index to Social Sciences and Humanities Proceedings, 1979--.
Indexes published conference, symposium, etc., papers by author, location, and subject. International.
Mugar Reference X Z 7163 I52

IngentaConnect, 1988--.
           Current, multidisciplinary database with keyword searching and journal browsing. Free full-text for  BU subscriptions only.

International Medieval Bibliography 1967-- BU

Web of Science Citation Databases: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) , 1988--.

Multidisciplinary databases covering journal articles. Indexes articles (choose General Search) and references cited in articles (choose Cited Ref Search). Unique source for authors who want to find out where their articles have been cited. Note that publication dates of cited works are not limited to the index dates. For coverage prior to 1988, use the print versions: A&HCI (1974-1998) Mugar Reference X Z 5937 A795; SCI (1965-1998) Sci/Eng Reference Z 7401 5365; and SSCI (1956-1998) Mugar Reference X Z 7161 S65 .

WorldCat BU
"OCLC Online Union Catalog in a user friendly version. It contains more than 40 million records of items owned by libraries around the world, as well as the Boston University Libraries. Every item in the catalog has a listing of libraries which own it. It contains records for books, journals, musical scores, computer programs and much more. (It does not include records for individual articles or stories in journals, magazines, newspapers or book chapters.) New records are added daily."

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND LITERATURE GUIDES

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Bibliography of Underwater Archaeology,
by James Muche. International. Books, journals, dissertations, conference papers, government reports.
Mugar Reference X Z 5133 U53 M4M 1983
Bookman's Guide to Archaeology,
by Richard. Hand. Compilation of over 7,000 books pertaining to the scientific study of prehistoric and historic people, international. Subject index.
Mugar Reference X Z 5131 H36 1994
Coastal and Maritime Archaeology: A Bibliography,
by Jordan Kerber. International with separate section on North America.
Mugar Reference X Z 5133 U53 K47 1991
Gendered Past: A Critical Bibliography of Gender in Archaeology,
ed. Elisabeth Bacus.
Mugar Z 5118 W65 G46 1993
Vestiges of Mortality & Remembrance: Bibliography on the Historical Archaeology of Cemeteries,
by Edward Bell. Worldwide from the 15th through the 20th centuries in five sections: archaeological surveys and excavation reports; biological, physical, and forensic anthropology and historical demography; deathways, ethnography, and theoretical perspectives; grave markers and cemetery landscapes; and repatriation, curation, and law. Author and subject indexes.
Mugar Reference X CC 77 B8 B45 1994

CULTURAL PROPERTY

Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan: Its Fall and Survival. A Multi-disciplinary Approach, ed. Juliette van Krieken-Pieters.  Contributions from archaeologists, linguists, and lawyers.  Mugar DS 353

Cultural Resource Management on the Web.
College and Research Libraries News July/August 2006, 418-422.

Culture Without Context: The Newsletter of the Illicit Antiquities Research Center
Published by the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, England

Documenting the Cultural Heritage, Robin Thornes and John Bold.  J. Paul Getty Trust, 1998.

Heritage at Risk: ICOMOS World Report 2004/2005 on Monuments and Sites in Danger

Historical New York Times, 1851-2001 BU

International Council on Monuments and Sites

International Cultural Property Protection
United States State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Links to U.S. and international laws affecting issues of national cultural heritage.

International Directory of Training in Conservation of Cultural Heritage,
compiled by Cynthia Rockwell.  International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and  the Restoration of Cultural Property, The Getty Conservation Institute.  Published in 1994. 
Mugar Reference X CC I59 1994

International Lawyer , 1966-2003 BU
Search HeinOnline to find articles on your topic in this journal.

Introduction to Object ID: Guidelines for Making Records that Describe Art, Antiques, and Antiquities, Robin Thornes, Peter Dorrell, and Henry Lie.  J. Paul Getty Trust, 1999.

Journal of Field Archaeology, 1974-2000 BU
Annual feature column: Antiquities Market, News and Commentary on the Illicit Traffic in Antiquities

Lost Treasures from Iraq, University of Chicago.  Images and bibliographies documenting the contents of museums and libraries.
Protecting Cultural Objects in the Global Information Society: The Making of Object ID, Robin Thornes. Final Report. J. Paul Getty Trust, 1999.  "Object ID is an international standard for describing cultural objects...In 1999, the Object ID project found a new home at the Council for the Prevention of Art Theft (CoPAT). CoPAT was established in 1992 and is now a registered charity in the UK. Its mission is to promote crime prevention in the fields of art, antiques, antiquities and architecture. Its members are drawn from law enforcement, the crime prevention field, heritage organisations, historic house owners, the insurance industry and the art trade. CoPAT has participated in the project since its early stages and has played a significant role in the development of the standard."

Protecting Cultural Objects through International Documentation Standards: A Preliminary Survey.  Robin Thornes. J. Paul Getty Trust, 1995.

Provenance Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art List of Web Sites

Select bibliography on International Conventions for the Protection of Cultural Property
Compiled by Paula Howarth, UNIDROIT Secretariat

 

ATLASES

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Atlas of Ancient Archaeology,
by Jacquetta Hawkes, 1974. Old and New World sites.
Mugar Reference X GN739 .H38 1974

Atlas of Archaeology,
ed. Keith Branigan. Encyclopedia coverage of Old and New World sites, illustrated.
Mugar Reference X CC165 .A83 1982

Atlas of Early Man,
by Jacquetta Hawkes. Chronologically arranged from 35,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Includes site maps, gazetteer, index, summary charts for periods.
Mugar Reference X CB 311 H35 1976

World Atlas of Archaeology,
by Michael Wood. Emphasis on social, economic, and cultural aspects. Maps, reconstructions, photographs. Bibliography, glossary, index.
Mugar Reference X G 1046 E15 W6 1985

CHRONOLOGIES AND TIMELINES

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Absolute Chronology of the Aegean Early Bronze Age: Archaeology, Radiocarbon, and History,
by Sturt Manning.
Mugar Folio GN778 22 A35 M36 1995

Aegean Bronze Age Chronology,
by Peter Warren.
Mugar Reference X DF 261 A 177 W3 1989

AlternaTime... A Collection of Timelines on the Web: History and Culture,
by George Emery.

Chronologies
Classics Department, University of Kentucky. Links to chronologies for ancient art, archaeology, and history. Neolithic through Roman.

Chronologies du Proche Orient--Chronologies in the Near East: Relative Chronologies and Absolute Chronology 16,000-4,000 B.P.,
ed. Olivier Aurenche. C.N.R.S. International Symposium, Lyon (France) 24-28 November 1986.
Mugar GN 855 N4 C5 1987

Chronologies in New World Archaeology,
ed. Royal Taylor.
Mugar E 61 C55 1978

Chronologies in Old World Archaeology,
ed. Robert Ehrich, 3rd ed, 2 vols. Europe, Asia, and Africa. Articles on dating. Illustrations, e.g., of pottery sequences.
Mugar Reference X D 54 5 C48 1992

Chronology of Native North American History from Pre-Columbian Times to the Present,
ed. Duane Champagne.
Mugar Reference X E 77 C555 1994


Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

 

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Archeologia al Femminile: il cammino delle donne nella disciplina archeologica attraverso le figure di otto archeologhe classiche vissute dalla meta dell'Ottocento ad oggi,
Laura Nicotra.Life and work of Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli (1840-1925); Esther Boise Van Deman (1862-1937); Kathleen Mary Kenyon (1906-1978); Raissa Gourevitch Calza (1897-1979); Semni Papaspyridi Karouzou (1898-1994); Gisela Maria Augusta Richter (1882-1972); Luisa Banti (1894-1978); and Alessandra Melucco Vaccaro (1940-2000).
Mugar CC 110 N53 2004

Archaeologists: Explorers of the Past,  Brian Fagan.
               Mugar CC 110 F34 2003

Breaking Ground: Pioneering Women Archaeologists,

Getzel Cohen and Martha Joukowsky.  Twelve women including Gertrude L. Bell, Winifred   Lamb, and Kathleen Kenyon.
Mugar CC 110 B74 2004

Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists,
ed. Tim Murray, 2 vols. Essays written by archaeologists on 58 archaeologists presented chronologically from William Camden (1551-1623) to David Clarke (1938-1976) Portraits, illustrations, and both primary and secondary references are included.
Mugar Reference X CC 110 1999

 

Excavating Women: A History of Women in European Archaeology,
ed. Margarita Diaz-Andreu.
Mugar CC 110 93 1998

 

Grit-tempered: Early Women Archaeologists in the Southeastern United States,
ed. Nancy Marie White.
Mugar CC 110 G75 1999

 

Makers of Classical Archaeology,
by Linda Medwid. Entries for 119 men and women include education, appointments and awards, excavations, publications, short essay, and sources. Alphabetically arranged from Manolius Andronikos to Robert Wood.
Mugar Reference XDE 9 A1 M45 2000
 

Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia,
by Tim Murray.
Mugar Reference X CC100 .M87 2007

 

Pastmasters: Eleven Modern Pioneers of Archaeology: V. Gordon Childe,
Stuart Piggott, Charles Phillips, Christopher Hawkes, Seton Lloyd, Robert J. Braidwood, Gordon R. Willey, C.J. Becker, Sigfried J. De Laet, J. Desmond Clark, D.J. Mulvaney, ed. Glyn Daniel.
Mugar CC 110 P38 1989

 

Who's Who in Cypriote Archaeology: Biographical and Bibliographical Notes,
by Paul Astrom. (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology vol. 23.)
Mugar Folio CC 110 A 87 1971

 

Women in Archaeology,
ed. Cheryl Claassen. Forty-one women representing old and new world archaeology are discussed in individually-authored chapters. Biographies of Harriet Boyd Hawes and Edith Hall; Dorothy Hughes Popenoe; Isabel Kelly, Frances Watkins, and Eva Horner; Marian E. White; and Madeline Kneberg Lewis are separate chapters.
Mugar CC 110 W66 1994

 

Regional Resources

AMERICAS

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America Preserved: A Checklist of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Sites,
recorded by Built in America: The Historic American Buildings Survey/ Historic American Engineering Record.
Mugar Reference X E 159 A37 1995

 

Ancient Caribbean: A Research Guide,
by John Weeks. Annotated bibliography arranged by topics: introduction to the ancient Caribbean; cultural evolution and society; Greater Antilles; Bahamas; Turks and Caicos Islands; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Lesser Antilles; Antigua; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Trinidad and Tobago; and Virgin Islands. Each of the regional sections includes regional and site summaries. Personal name, place name, and subject indexes.
Mugar Reference X Z 1209 2 W47 A53 1994

 

Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide,
by David Noble, 2nd ed rev. Descriptions of sites in the United States. Maps, illustrations.
Mugar Reference X on order 2000

 

Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador,
by Joyce Kelly. Alphabetical list of sites and museums, glossary, and selected readings. Photographs, drawings, and site plans.
Mugar Reference X F 1435 K47 1996

 

Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central Ameria: An Encyclopedia,
by Susan Evans. Over 500 entries with extensive bibliographies cover major cultural areas, important and lesser-known sites, and daily life of the ancient peoples. Regional maps, site maps, photographs, and subject index are included.
Mugar Reference X F 1218 6 A73 2001
Archaeology of the Mississippian Culture: A Research Guide,
by Peter Peregrine. Annotated bibliography arranged by topics: introduction to Mississippian culture; cultural history and socio-political organization; settlement, subsistence, and economic organization; and regional, site, and focused research reports. Author, place, and subject indexes.
Mugar Reference X Z 1208 M5 P47 1996

ArchNet: Arctic and SubArctic
Links to a small number of websites.

ArchNet: Mesoamerica
Links by country.

Archnet: North American Countries
Links arranged by regions: Arctic and Subarctic, Mexico, Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia, Midwest and Plains, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and West. There also are links to museums and Native American Studies.

Archnet: South America
Short list of links arranged alphabetically.

Arctic Archaeology: A Bibliography and History,
by Albert Dekin. Alaska, Canadian tundra, Greenland, coastal Quebec, Labrador, and Newfoundland.
Mugar Reference X E 99 E7 D36 1978

Art of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica: An Annotated Bibliography,
by Janet Berlo. Books and periodical articles arranged alphabetically by author. Subject index.
Mugar Reference X Z 1209 2 M4 B47 1985
 
Atlas of Ancient America,
by Michael Coe. Illustrated essays in six parts: new world, first Americans, North America, Mesoamerica, South America, and pre-Columbian survivals. Bibliography, gazetteer, and chronological table.
Mugar Reference X E 61 C66 1986
Bibliografia Mesoamericana ,
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., and the Museum Library of the University of Pennsylvania.  " The Bibliografía Mesoamericana...provides a comprehensive and continually updated bibliographic dataset of the published literature pertaining to the anthropology of Mesoamerica. Content includes archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, physical anthropology, and other related disciplines. Expands on
Bibliografia de arqueologia y etnografia: Mesoamerica y Norte de
Mexico, 1514-1960, 
by Ignacio Bernal (Mugar Folio Z1209  F62)
            
Encyclopedia of Massachusetts,
Vol. 1: geographic configuration, pre-history and archaeology, history, chronology, and dictionary of places. Vol. 2: historic places, bibliography, and map.
Mugar Reference X F 64 E53 1999

 

Facts and Artifacts of Ancient Middle America: A Glossary of Terms and Words Used in the Archaeology and Art History of Pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America,
by Curt Muser. Illustrations, chronologies, site plans.
Mugar Reference X F 1219 M97 1978

 

Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion,
by Mary Miller.
Mugar Reference X F1219.3.R38 M64 1993

 

Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest,
by Norman Oppelt. Maps, diagrams, illustrations, descriptions of United States sites.
Mugar E 78 S7 O66 1981

 

Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Contents, Process, and Techniques,
by Robert Page, 2 vols.
Mugar Reference X E 159 P27 1998

 

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Mesoamerica,
by Joel Palka. Entries on cultures, places, and significant figures. Chronology. Bibliography.
Mugar Reference X F 1434 H57 2000

 

Historical Dictionary of North American Archaeology,
by Edward Jelks. Brief annotations including location, excavator(s), significant finds, dating, references. Separate site list by geographical area. Bibliography.
Mugar Reference X E 77 9 H57 1988

 

International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 1: Americas,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995

 

Maya Civilization: A Research Guide,
by John. Weeks. Annotated bibliography of sources arranged by topics: introduction, cultural history and society, material culture, intellectual life, and regional and site reports. Author, place name, and subject indexes.
Mugar Reference X F 1435 W43 1993
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project (MED)
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia, and the Multimedia Engineering Computation Atelier (MECA) at Princeton. MED is owned by Raf Alvarado , Coordinator of Humanities and Social Sciences Computing at Princeton.

 

National Park Service (US) Archeology Links.

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizatons of Mexico and Central America,
ed. David Carrasco, 3 vols. 617 entries, written by historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, epigraphers, gender theorists, historians of religion, sociologists, and filmmakers, are arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry includes a bibliography. Some entries have illustrations. There is a "Synoptic Outline of Contents" and an index.
Mugar Reference X F 1218 6 O95 2000

 

Southwestern Archaeology: A Bibliography,
by Frank Anderson. Books and articles through 1977. Regional/cultural and topical indexes.
Mugar Reference X Z 1208 S68 A53 1982

 

Southwestern Pottery: Annotated Bibliography and List of Types and Wares,
by Norman Oppelt.
Mugar Reference X Z 1208 S68 O66 1988

ASIA AND PACIFIC

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ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index,
International Institute for Asian Studies. Annual. Covers archaeology (pre- and proto-history), historical archaeology, ancient art history, modern art history, material culture, epigraphy and palaeography, numismatics and sigillography. Indexes monographs, articles in monographs, articles in periodicals, and unpublished PhD theses. Geographical areas include South Asia and Southeast Asia, and regions culturally related to these areas (Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Tibet as related to South Asia; South China and the Pacific as related to Southeast Asia, for instance).
Mugar Reference X N 7260 A25 V.1(1999); V.2, Pt.1-2(2002)

Since 1997, continued by the ABIA INDEX, a bibliographic database.

Archaeology of the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka: A Selected Bibliography,
by Robert Ridinger. Arranged by contemporary political units under India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. An appendix contains South Asian Archaeological Law and Legislation.
Mugar Reference X Z 3208.A8 R53 2001

Archaeology on the Net: Australia and Pacific
Short list of various links.

ArchNet: Asia
Short list of various links.


Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C.,
by Michael Loewe.
Mugar Reference X DS 741.5 C35 1999

Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs: An Alphabetical Compendium of Antique Legends and Beliefs, as Reflected in the Manners and Customs of the Chinese,
by C.A.S. Williams, reprint of 3rd ed rev, 1941.
Mugar Reference X GR 335 W53 1988
 
International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History Research Library,
Boston University. "The Centers library of reference materials on East Asian archaeology and cultural history includes over 5,000 books, 12,000 photos and slides, and hundreds of maps. Forming the core of this collection is the extensive personal research library of the eminent archaeologist and scholar of ancient China, Prof. Kwang-chih Chang."

International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 5: Asia and Oceania,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995

Journey into China's Antiquity: National Museum of Chinese History,
ed. Yu Weichao, 4 vols. "Based on the exhibition of Chinese history on permanent display."
Vol. 1: Palaeolithic Age, Low Neolithic Age, Upper Neolithic Age, Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period; Vol. 2: Warring States Period, Qin Dynasty, The Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, Three Kingdoms through Western and Eastern Jin to Northern and Southern Dynasties; Vol. 3: Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, Northern and Southern Song Dynasties; Vol. 4: Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty.
Mugar Reference X DS 735 J68 1997

EGYPT AND AFRICA*

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AEB: Annual Egyptological Bibliography,
1992-2001. International Association of Egyptologists.
*African Art and Archaeology Research Guide, Boston University Libraries.

Atlas of Egyptian Art,
by Emile Prisse d'Avennes. Nineteenth-century traveler and draughtsman. Color plates of his drawings of monuments and objects.
Mugar Reference X N 5351 P813 1991

Coptic Encyclopedia,
ed. Aziz Atiya, 8 vols. Covers geographical region of present-day Egypt, Nubia (Sudan), and Ethiopia. Two of the four main subject areas are archaeology and art and architecture. Extensive bibliographies, illustrations including site and building plans, cross-references, and index.
Mugar Reference X BX 130 5 C66 1991

Dictionary of Ancient Egypt,
by Ian Shaw. British Museum. Entries include sites, biographies, objects, and cultural aspects. Most entries have a list of references in chronological order. Many illustrations, site plans, and maps. Chronology. List of Egyptologists mentioned in text. Alphabetical list of owners of tombs in Western Thebes. Index.
Mugar Reference X DT 58 S55 1995

Directory of North American Egyptologists
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. Individuals, institutions, and dissertations.

Discovering Egyptian Hieroglyphics: A Practical Guide,
by Karl Zauzich.
Mugar Reserve PJ 1097 Z38 1992b

Egyptian Pyramids: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference,
by J.P. Lepre.
Mugar Reference X DT 63 L47 1990

Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt,
by Margaret Bunson. Short entries and some drawings.
Mugar Reference X DT 58 B96 1990

Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt,
ed. Kathryn Bard. Entries on sites, figures, people, artefacts, techniques, and ancient culture. Thirteen historical overviews from paleolithic cultures to the Roman period. Glossary and chronology.
Mugar Reference X DT 58 E53 1999

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt,
by Morris Bierbrier. Information on significant persons, places, and events.
Mugar Reference DT 83 B56 1999

International Dictionary of Historic Places: Vol. 4: Middle East and Africa,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt,
ed. Donald Redford, 3 vols. Over 600 articles on Egyptology, land and resources, archaeological sites, history, state, foreign relations, economy, society, religion, and arts and sciences. Bibliographies after each article. Illustrations, photographs, and maps.
Mugar Reference X DT 58 O94 2001
 

Oxford History of Ancient Egypt,
by Ian Shaw. Arranged chronologically from prehistory (c.700,000-4000 B.C.) to the Roman period (30 B.C.-A.D. 395). Cover political events, social and economic developments, religious and ideological change, and trends in material culture.
Mugar Reference X DT 83 O94 2000

 

Reading Egyptian Art: Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture,
by Richard Wilkinson.
Mugar Reference X N 5350 W55 1992

EUROPE

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ARGE: Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe

Links indexed by country, subject, and period.

Dictionary of Irish Archaeology,
by Laurence Flanagan.
Mugar Reference X CC 70 C58 1993

Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture,
ed. James Mallory. "...alphabetically arranged and provides coverage of the major Indo-European language stocks and their origins, the conceptual range of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language, selected archaeological cultures with some relationship to the origin and dispersal of Indo-European groups, and some of the majaor issues of Indo-European cultural studies."
Mugar Reference X CB 201 E53 1997

Handbook for British and Irish Archaeology: Sources and Resources,
compiled by Cherry Lavell. Information on organizations and societies, bibliography of books, general finding aids, abstracting and indexing services, sources of grants, archaeological touring guides, and Internet resources.
Mugar Reference X CC 125 G2 L38 1997

International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 2: Northern Europe,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995

Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia,
by Pam Crabtree. Covers all of medieval Europe from Scandinavia to Italy and from Ireland to Russia from the fall of the western Roman empire in the 5th century to the end of the High Middle Ages in 1500.
Mugar Reference X D 125 M42 2000

MEDITERRANEAN

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Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete,
by J. Wilson Myers.
Mugar Reserve DF 261 C8 A35 1992

Among the Gods: An Archaeological Exploration of Ancient Greek Religion,
by John Ferguson. Cult sites, etc.
Mugar Reference X BL 782 F47 1989

 

Ancient City of Athens (images)
A publication of The Stoa: A Consortium for Electronic Publication in the Humanities , 2004
 

Atlas of Classical Archaeology,
by Moses Finley. Geographical arrangement of sites with plans, plates, references.
Mugar Reference X G 1046 E15 A8

Atlas of Rome: The Form of the City on a 1:1000 scale Photomap and Line Map,
by Italo Norelli.
Mugar Reserve G 1989 24 R7 A8 1992

Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity,
by Nicholas Hammond. Gazetteer.
Mugar Oversize G 1033 A84 1981

Atlas of the Greek World,
by Peter Levi. Encyclopedia coverage from Bronze Age through Roman conquest. Illustrations, site plans.
Mugar Reference DF 77 L43

Atlas of the Roman World,
by Tim Cornell. Encyclopedia coverage from pre-Roman through Late Empire.
Mugar Reference X DG 77 C597

Bildlexikon zur Topographie des Antiken Attika,
by John Travlos. Essays, photographs, maps, site plans, architectural drawings, extensive bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X DF 261 A8 T74 1988

Bildlexikon zur Topographie des Athen,
by John Travlos. Essays, photographs, maps, site plans, architectural drawings, extensive bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X N 5650 T7

Bildlexikon zur Topographie des Istanbuls: Byzantion, Konstantinupoois, Istanbul
bis zum Beginn d. 17 Jh
,
by Wolfgang Muller-Wiener. Essays, photographs, maps, site plans, architectural drawings, extensive bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X NA 1370 M83
 
Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization,
ed. Graham Shipley.  Encyclopedia with 1700 brief entries. Illustrations.                        
Mugar Reference X DE 5
 
Chloris: An Aegean Bronze Age Bibliography
Searchable bibliography of the Bronze Age archaeology of mainland Greece and Crete. Books, journal articles, conference proceedings, and dissertations.

Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome,
ed. Michael Grant, 3 vols. Comprehensive work with authored essays covering all aspects of Greek and Roman culture thematically arranged. Each section includes an extensive bibliography. Some illustrations and maps throughout text. Separate map section. Detailed index.
Mugar Reference X DE 59 C55 1988

Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology
Sebastian Heath, Classical Studies Department, University of Michigan. Comprehensive list of over 700 links with a table of contents. This site is not being updated; for sites with broken links, search Google by site name.

Dictionnaire des Antiquites Grecques et Romanines d'apres les Textes et les Monuments,
by Charles Daremberg and Edmond Saglio, 1877-1919, reprint 1963, 9 vols.
Mugar Reference X DE 5 E77

Enciclopedia dell'arte Antica. Classica e Orientale,
ed. Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, 14 vols. Well-illustrated, signed articles with references; includes North Africa, Asia, and Europe from prehistory to A.D. 500.
Mugar Reference X N 31 F58

Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology,
ed. Nancy Thomson de Grummond. Covers sites in ancient Greece and Rome, Bronze Age Aegean, Etruria, France, and Asia Minor, and biographies of amateur and professional archaeologists, travelers, collectors, scholars, and artists. Also entries on important works of art and topics such as numismatics and computers in classical archaeology. A separate bibliography of 100 sources is arranged by topic.
Mugar Reference X DE 5 E5 1996
Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece: 160 Years,
by Elena Korka. Includes a list of publications of each school or institute.
Mugar Library CC97.G8
Greek and Roman Art, Architecture, and Archaeology: An Annotated Bibliography,
by William Coulson, 2nd ed. rev. Books only. No indexes.
Mugar Reference X Z 5932.3 .C68 1987

Guida alle Antiche Strade Romane,
by Giovanni Caselli. Illustrated guidebook of Roman streets from the Via Appia to the Via Flavia. Separate maps. Illustrated.
Mugar Reference DG 28 C36 1994

Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor,
by Getzel Cohen. Organized by geographic areas followed by colonies listed alphabetically. Entries include narratives about the sites and annotations providing detailed references and citations.
Mugar Reference X DF 85 C44 1995

International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3: Southern Europe,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995
Metis (multimedia Greek archaeological sites)

 

Mycenaean Civilization: A Research Guide,
by Brian Feuer. Bibliography arranged by topics: introductory material, cultural history and society, material culture, intellectual life, regional and site reports. Glossary. Author, Place-name, and subject indexes.
Mugar Reference X DF 220 5 F48 1996

NESTOR: Bibliography of Aegean Prehistory and Related Areas, 1957-2003
Searchable database of citations edited at the University of Cincinnati. Link to the International Directory of Aegean Prehistorians.

New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome,
by Lawrence Richardson. Alphabetical arrangement of entries, the longer ones with bibliographies and ancient literary references. Illustrations and site plans. Chronological list of dated monuments.
Mugar Reference X DG 68 R5 1992
 
19th Century Photography of Ancient Greece
Getty Research Institute. " The [ Gary Edwards Collection] consists of over one thousand photographs, stereographs, cartes-de visite, glass diapositives, and photographically-illustrated books. Among the earliest images are a number of calotypes and salted-paper prints created before 1859, pre-1860 stereo cards, and nearly two hundred and fifty are albumen prints dating to before 1870. The collection is notable for the rarity of many of the large-format photographs and for the comprehensive representation of photographers who were active in Greece in the nineteenth century."
 

Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization,
ed. Simon Hornblower. Shortened version of the third edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary (Mugar Reference X DE 5O9 1996). Illustrated.
Mugar Reference X DE 5 O94 1998

Perseus Project
Gregory Crane, Editor-in-Chief, Classics Department, Tufts University. "...an evolving digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world and beyond". Begun as a collection of textual and visual materials on the Archaic and Classical Greek world, it now contains Latin texts and tools and Renaissance materials. Features include Art and Archaeology Catalogs for architecture, sites, coins, vases, and sculpture, and an Encyclopedia.

Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Athens,
by John Travlos. Plates, articles, building and site diagrams, references. Scholarly and classic.
Mugar Reference X NA 280 F71

Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Rome,
by Ernest Nash, 2 vols. Photographic documentation supplemented by factual information and extensive references to descriptive and interpretative articles. Index, list of inscriptions.
Mugar Reference X NA 310 F68

Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
Jeremy Ritter, Classics Department, Dartmouth College. "Through a series of lessons and illustrations, [this site] traces the cultural evolution of humanity in the Aegean basin from the era of hunting and gathering (Palaeolithic-Mesolithic) through the early village farming stage (Neolithic) and the formative period of Aegean civilization into the age of the great palatial cultures of Minoan Crete and and Mycenaean Greece".

Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites,
ed. Richard Stillwell. Summaries of excavation results with references to full reports. Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Glossary, maps, map indexes, illustrations. Also available at Mugar Reference X DE 59 P7.

Resources for Aegean Art and Archaeology
Directory of links to sites pertaining to the Minoan, Mycenaean and Hittite cultures. Includes subject indexes, texts, field projects, atlases, museums, language and regional resources, organizations, etc.

Resources for Roman Art and Archaeology
Directory of links to subject indexes, texts, field projects, atlases, museums, language and regional resources, organizations, course materials, etc. Covers Roman, Etruscan, Italian, and Roman Provincial studies.

 

TOCS-IN: Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists
"TOCS-IN provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals... Where possible, links are given with articles of which the full text or an abstract is available online (about 6%)." Maintained at the University of Toronto, the database contains 160 journals, and over 23,000 articles.

Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome,
by Samuel Platner. Long descriptions, chronological index, and references to ancient literary evidence.
Mugar Reference X DG 16 F29

NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST

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Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World
University of Chicago Library. 33 full-text books, among them: Dawkins, R. M. The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1929.
Petrie, W. M. Flinders. With Chapters by Cecil Smith, Ernest Gardner, and Barclay V. Head. Naukratis. London: Trübner and Company, 1886.
 

ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet
Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago. See also:
Photographic Archives.

ETANA (Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives) Core texts.

Ancient Ararat: A Handbook of Urartian Studies,
by Paul Zimansky. Annotated bibliography under the following general topics: culture, history, and society; language and writing; material culture; archaeological surveys and site reports; and the rediscovery and legacy of Urartu. Author and subject indexes.
Mugar DS 156 U7 Z36 1998

Ancient Near East, c. 3000-330 B.C.,
by Amelie Kurht, 2 vols. "Intended as an introduction to ancient Near Eastern history, the main sources for reconstructing societies and political systems, and some historical problems and scholarly debate". Includes Egypt. General bibliography, maps, tables, figures, photographs, and index.
Mugar Reference X DS 62 23 K87 1995

Archaeology of Upper Mesopotamia: An Analytical Bibliography for the Pre-Classical Periods,
by Stefano Anastasio. Covers publications from the initial investigations in the mid-19th century to today in the area of present-day Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. Bibliography is alphabetical by author. Anaytical indices for excavations; subjects; catalogues, proceedings, guides; explorations and discoveries; and lexicons and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X Z 3014 A72 A53 1995
Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan: Its Fall and Survival. A Multi-disciplinary Approach,
ed. Juliette van Krieken-Pieters.  Contributions from archaeologists, linguists, and lawyers. Mugar DS 353

Atlas des sites du Proche Orient (14000-5700 B.P.),

by Francis Hours, 2 vols. Entries include bibliography. Vol. 1: text; Vol. 2: maps.
Mugar Reserve DS 56 A8 1994

Atlas of Mesopotamia: The Stone Age to the Fall of Babylon,
by Martinus Beek. Encyclopedia articles.
Mugar Reference X G 2251 E6 B42 1962

Bibliography of Syrian Archaeological Sites to 1980,
by Howard Bybee. Arranged by site from ABD to Zincirli. Chronology, prehistory, and survey. Alphabetical list of sources. Author and heading indexes.
Mugar Reference X Z 3484 A8 B93 1995

Gatalhvy|k: Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Tell
Anja Wolle, Cambridge, England. Comprehensive Web site includes archive reports for previous years, microartefact distribution plots produced for Building 1 in 1997, Gatalhvy|k papers presented at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference (TAG) in 1996, Excavation Diaries, Excavation Database, and North Area Excavations 1995-1999: Interim statement.
http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html

Gertrude Bell Project, Newscastle upon Tyne. Photographs, diaries, letters.

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East,
by Jack Sasson. 4 vols. Thematically arranged with broad topics such as ancient Near East in Western thought, environment, social institutions, etc. Illustrations, tables, timeline, and maps.
Mugar Reference X DS 57 C55 1995

Dictionnaire de la Civilisation Phenicienne et Punique,
ed. Edward Lipinski.
Mugar Reference X DS 81 D53 1992

Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture,
by Gwendolyn Leick. Entries include references.
Mugar Reference X NA 212 L45 1988

Dictionary of the Ancient Near East,
ed. Piotr Bienkowski. Covers Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Levant, and the Arabian peninsula from the earliest times to the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C.
Mugar Reference X DS 56 D5 2000

Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary,
by Jeremy Black.
Mugar Reference X BL 1615 B53 1992

International Dictionary of Historic Places: Vol. 4: Middle East and Africa,
ed. Trudy Ring. Lengthy essays on selected sites with illustrations and bibliographies.
Mugar Reference X CC 135 I585 1995
 
Lost Treasures from Iraq,
University of Chicago.  Images and bibliographies documenting the contents of museums and libraries.

New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land,
ed. Ephraim Stern, 4 vols. Extensive summaries of excavated sites with photographs, plans, maps, bibliographies, glossary and chronologies.
Mugar Reference X DS 111 A2 N488 1993

Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East,
ed. Eric Meyers, 5 vols. Prepared under the auspices of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Alphabetically arranged signed essays on topics such as culture, language, theory and practices, including 450 entries on individual sites or digs. Includes biographies of excavators.
Mugar Reference X DS 56 O9 1997

Who's Who in the Ancient Near East,
by Gwendolyn Leick. Biographical dictionary of people important in the history of the Near East, primarily kings and local rulers. Glossary, outline of main historical periods, bibliography, separate indexes for personal names, toponyms and rulers, and dynasties, peoples, and tribes. Subject index.
Mugar Reference X DS 61 5 L45 1999

 

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