Anthropology Web Sites
There are hundreds of sites on the internet devoted to anthropology and archaeology and the following are just a few to get you started!
- Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/index.html - This site explores the sights and sounds of Mesoamerica and its rich archaeology and history. Among the topics examined in this extensive study of Aztec, Maya, Mixtec, and Zapotec cultures are history, archaeology, political organization, mathematics, writing systems, religion, and legends.
- Anthromorphemics: Anthropology Glossary
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/glossary/index2.html - This site, sponsored by the Anthropology Department at University of California, Santa Barbara, requires a browser capable of displaying frames. It provides definitions of terms used in the fields of physical and cultural anthropology and archaeology but not linguistics.
- The Anthropological Index Online
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/AIO.html - Published by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), it is maintained by the Center for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC) at the University of Kentucky. It currently covers the years 1984-1994.
- Anthropology on the Internet: a Review and Evaluation of Networked Resources
http://0-www.journals.uchicago.edu.sculib.scu.edu/CA/articles/intro.html - Archaeology: an Introduction - an Electronic Companion
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nktg/wintro/ - This highly detailed site takes as its focus the history, scientific principles, and investigative techniques of the field of archaeology, and is intended as a supplement to the 1995 edition of Kevin Greene's text "Archaeology: An Introduction."
- ArchNet: WWW virtual library - archaeology
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/ArchNet/ - ArchNet's mission is maintaining links to presentations of archaeological materials useful for teaching and/or research and developing hypermedia materials to increase public understanding of archaeology.
- CSU Stanislas Cultural Anthropology links
http://lead.csustan.edu/anthro/anthlinks.html - Ethnographic Studies Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html - This impressive Library of Congress resource is valuable to all levels of users including the general public, but particularly compelling for scholars in anthropology, ethnomusiclogy, and folklife. There are 11 headings and a "Go To" category. General Sources provides 12 links including LC's own American Folklife Center, AnthroNet, Anthropology Resource on the Internet, Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students, European Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations, and Social Science Information Gateway, among others.
- Lawrence University-Anthropology Internet Resources
http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/anthropology/anth.html - National Archeological Database
http://www.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nadb - An online source of information on public archaeology and national legislation affecting cultural resource management; this site is an excellent undergraduate research resource. It contains an up-to-date bibliography of reports on site investigations; a detailed overview of legislation, regulations, and guidance affecting archaeology (updated to 1997); and a series of Geographic Information Systems maps with cultural resource distribution.
- UCSB anthropology Web sites
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/netinfo.html - This exceptional site has two primary sections. The first deals with the Anthropology Department at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The second section, "Cool Web Sites," is what makes this site such a valuable resource.