LibGuides: Anthropology and Archaeology Databases: Guide

What's in this guide?

This guide lists a broad array of interdisciplinary databases useful to the study and research of anthropology related topics. For guidance as to which databases to consult for your specific research needs, be sure to consult the following Subject and Course guides:

Anthropology & Archaeology Research Guide

Human Cultures

Human Diversity

A Good Place to Begin

Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
A compilation of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index and Harvard's Anthropological Literature. The World's largest source of anthropological, archaeological, and related interdisciplinary research.
eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
A cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life, organized into cultures and ethnic groups.

Anthrolpology Plus and eHRAF are the best databases for beginning your research in the braod subjects of anthropology and archaeology. Depending upon the nature of your topic you can supplement your research using the databases listed below.

Supplemental Databases

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of publications, with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.
Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Art Index Retrospective provides users access to over half a century of art literature covering fine, decorative, and commercial art. Content includes high-quality indexing of nearly 600 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed, and citations of over 25,000 book reviews.
ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. It includes a set of tools to view, present, and manages images for research and teaching purposes. Images are available for use in presentations for educational or other noncommercial uses.
ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Scholarly resource for students to explore biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
A database of literature dealing with all aspects of native North American cultures. Includes materials from the sixteenth century to the present.
Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
Covers the full spectrum of sexual diversity issues and gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and other sources.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Access to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada).
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text of the most important scholarly sources in the humanities.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.
Maya Archeology Photographs This link opens in a new window
A large collection of images of Mayan structures in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, including detailed photographs of temples, buildings, wall panels, sculpture, cemeteries and more.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes full-text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Religion and Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource for scholarship in religion and philosophy.

Electronic Journal Collections

These e-journal collections are an additional source of full-text articles.Simply enter your search terms in the search boxes and review your results.

Electronic Journal Center This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary collection of full text academic journals.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
Complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals.

Off-Campus Access

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