Anthropology and A Guide - Resources and Review

Educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection
based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of the world. Features collections include butterflies, anthropology and man-eating lions.
 
Online bibliographical service of the Royal Anthropological Institute, based on the journal holdings of the Anthropology library at the British Museum. Search parameters include year of publication, author, title, journal, language, subject heading or area, continent, and region.
 
Group of anthropologists whose research is focused on German speaking countries and the German diaspora. Features a bibliography of German ethnology, and information on funding sources. Information is available in German and English.
 
Collection of annotated links to a range of resources in anthropology, archaeology and history, and includes news of current projects. All resources are keyword searchable.
 
Fairly small set links selected to be of particular relevance to UK anthropologists and students.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources about social anthropology and folklore.
 
A collection of resources in anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore, and folklife.
 
Catalogue of photographs, searchable by creator, title, subject, and collection. Includes images of life on the Navaho Reservation between 1895 and 1945 and photographs documenting four decades of people and events in southwest US. A finding guide helps with identifying and accessing digitised materials.
 
Aims to promote a scholarly and disciplinary
specific approach to the innovation and reform of learning and teaching in the social sciences.
 
Examines the trade history of Native Americans of the southwest through photographs from the special collections of the university's Cline Library, maps of Indian territories, and oral histories from Native American and white traders and residents who interacted with the Navaho. Includes information on products made and traded such as livestock, weaving, jewellery, and pinon nuts, and features a silent film of Navaho rug weaving.
 
Extensive set of links to web pages, discussion lists, newsgroups and FTP sites on anthropology.
 
Anthropology news and links to related resources classified under headings such as journals and newsgroups, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology.
 
Extensive set of links to anthropology resources. Headings include applied anthropology, archaeology, biophysical anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, discussion forums, bibliographies, career guides, and specialised fields such as forensics, primatology and postmodernism.
 
Resource centre for students, researchers and lecturers in anthropology who have an interest in cyberculture. Presents selected articles on topics such as hypermedia and mass communication, and offers details of relevant courses and forthcoming events. Also provides a glossary of terms in the field.
 
Provides a database of anthropologists from a variety of institutions, searchable by name, institution and address.
 
Collection of annotated links relating to archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilisations.
 
Links to various resources in cultural, physical, and biological anthropology.
 
Set of links to anthropology resources including university departments, journals, societies, teaching materials, museums and conferences. Subjects such as cultural anthropology, archaeology and physical anthropology are covered.
 
Index to anthropology resources, including linguistics, physical anthropology, archaeology, and native American resources.
 
Searchable database consisting of citations and abstracts of articles, editorials, and reviews from selected international social sciences journals dating back to 1951. Full texts of some journals are available. IBSS covers the core disciplines of economics, sociology, politics and anthropology. Freely available to UK higher education, but a username and password are required.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of religious studies. Includes studies of mythology and religion in Ancient Greece, comparative religion, world religions and religion in the United States.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of anthropology and archaeology.
 
Materials relating to the anthropological, educational, and political issues involved in the teaching of indigenous languages. Provides full texts of scholarly studies, and reprints of articles on topics such as native language preservation, American Indian language policy, and models for teaching indigenous languages. Resource is keyword searchable and contains a set of links to bilingual, educational, and literary material.
 
Includes sections on literature, arts, dance, museums, and anthropology. Also looks at the cultural centres of Mexico, and at the history of the country. Information is in Spanish and English
 
News stories from university press releases and sources such as Scientific American, CNN and the New York Times. Divided into archaeology, bioanthropology, social/cultural and breaking news. Although all articles are available at no cost, some require registration.
 
Set of articles focusing on a specific group people or activity in a specific African country, including the Dinka tribe in Sudan, child brides in Cote d'Ivoire, death in Ghana, fisherman in Senegal, AIDS in Kenya, and midwives in Ethiopia. Also includes relevant images and annotated links.
 
Information about the prehistoric people known as Neanderthals and their modern successors, considering human evolution by addressing the relation between the two groups, and the interaction between them. Fossil and genetic evidence is presented for Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, Siberia, and Western and Central Asia. Bibliographies of related books and serials are given, together with a listing of anthropological museums around the world.
 
An account of a 1996 expedition to the summit of Sara Sara in Peru in search of frozen sacrificial mummies, information about 'unquiet mummies' comprising a case study of the Siberian Ice Maiden, and analysis of the last meal eaten by an Iceman. Also explains how anthropologists are able to study bodies from prehistoric graves to identify their sex, diet, social rank, and age at time of death.
 
Set of annotated links to journals, bulletins, and textbooks in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and history. Includes a list of booksellers and search engines for tracking out of print and rare publications.
 
Set of links to Aboriginal resources covering the history, language, art, culture, spirituality, and intercultural relationships of the people.
 
Internet guide that directs users to appropriate electronic and print research resources in political science, political geography, political philosophy, political sociology and anthropology. A particular feature is Canadian politics and Canadian materials.
 
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