Archaeology
Guide
This guide contains bibliographic
references and links to internet resources for General or World Archaeology.
Recommended Reading:
African
Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity
by Christopher Stringer& Robin McKie 1998
Ancient
America by David Muench, et al.
1997
Ancient
Civilizations by Christopher Scarre, et
al. 1997
Clash
of Cultures: Prehistory-1638 by
Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier 1998
Early
Civilizations: Prehistory to 300 C.E
(World History on File) 1998
Eyewitness
to Discovery: First-Person Accounts of More Than Fifty of the World's
Greatest Archaeologial Discoveries by
Brian M. Fagan (Editor) 1998
Time
Detectives: How Scientists Use Modern Technology to Unravel the
Secrets of the Past by Brian M. Fagan
1996
World
Prehistory: A Brief Introduction by
Brian M. Fagan 1998
Links:
- Ancient
Guatemala Page: discusses the past
of Maya culture and archaeologists interpretations of Maya
culture.
- Ancient
Mesoamerican Civilizations: a
database of Internet resources and research projects.
- Ancient
Raised Field Agriculture: Applied Archaeology in the Bolivian
Amazon
- Ancient
Civilizations of the Andes
- Ancient
World Web: a listing of sites
relating to prehistory divided by subject matter.
- Andean
Bioarchaeology Web Page
- Anthro.Net
Maya Guide: links and references for
social scientists and ecologists interested in the ancient Maya.
- Anthropology
in the News: online catalog of
current news articles relating to anthropology.
- Anthropology
Research Page: maintains a variety
of sources for research in the four fields of anthropology:
physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural
anthropology.
- Archaeological
Research in Peru - Natural History
Museum of Los Angeles
- ARD: Anthropological Review Database.
- Belize
Dept. of Archaeology: homepage
containing the departments mission statement, information on the
nation's laws, reserves and fieldschool oportunities.
- Caracol.ORG: the official website of the Caracol Archaeological
Project.
- The
Chilca Valley, Peru Explore the
prehistory and ecology of Peru's Chilca Valley. This site contains
information on the origins of sedentism and agriculture in the
Andes. Featured sites include Paloma, Kiqche and Tres
Ventanas.
- The
Chinchorro Occupation at Villa Del Mar, Ilo, Peru
- Mesoamerican
Art Page: graphics files on ancient
Mesoamerican sculptures.
- Middle
American Research Institute: Tulane
University conducts some research in the anthropology and the
archaeology of Mexico and Central America.
- Olmecs: a short essay describing Olmec culture and
prehistory.
- PalomaWorld: A virtual tour of a three thousand year old Peruvian
fishing village. Visitors can 'fly-through' a 3D reconstruction of
the village and excavate a portion of the site. Requires Shockwave
plug-in.
- Pre-Columbian
Art (Krannert Art Museum)
- SAA
Web: Society for American
Archaeology web page.
- UCSB
Anthropology Web Sites: a fairly
large collection of links maintained by anthropology graduate
students.
- WWW
Virtual Library: a search engine
maintained by AnthroTech.com.
- World
Monuments Fund: a private, nonprofit
organization founded in 1965 by individuals concerned about the
accelerating destruction of important artistic and architectural
treasures throughout the world.
- WWWorld
Archaeology: a collection of search
tools, journals and institutes that cover a wide range of
archaeological topics.
