TRAD 101: Patterns in Prehistory

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Basic Resources in Archaeology

Britannica Online A general source with bibliographies with most articles.

Grove's Dictionary of Art Online This is an excellent source for information about archaeology. Each article has a bibliography.

Oxford Companion to Archaeology Main Ref. CC70.9 .H57 1996
Short essays on time periods, places and cultures. Bibliographies

Encyclopedia of prehistory Science Engineering Ref. QE26.3 .L36 2002

Archaeological method and theory: an encyclopedia Main Ref. CC75 .A654 2000
People, methods and sub-fields of archaeology. Bibliographies

Encyclopedia of archaeology: the great archaeologists. Information Commons Ref. CC110 .E54 1999
Short biographies of archaeologists in chronological order beginning the in 16th century. Bibliographies

Companion encyclopedia of archaeology Main Stacks CC70 .C59 1999
Long chapters on topics in archaeology with bibliographies for each.

Cambridge encyclopedia of archaeology Main Stacks CC165 .C3 1980

Atlas of world archaeology Main Stacks CC165 .A85 2000
Heavily illustrated with maps and pictures. Bibliography at the end.

North and South America

Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: the civilizations of Mexico and Central America Main Ref. F1218.6 .O95 2001 3 volumes
Essays on people, places and concepts of archaeology in Mesoamerica. Bibliographies

Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America: an encyclopedia Main Ref. F1218.6 .A73 2001
Short essays on places. Bibliographies

Archaeology of prehistoric native America: an encyclopedia Special Collections E77.9 .A72 1998

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Near East, Egypt, Africa and Asia

Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East Main Ref. DS56 .O9 1997 5 volumes.
Essays with bibliographies

Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt Main Reference DT58 .O94 2001 Also available online through the catalog to UA faculty, staff and students.

Mesopotamia: the invention of the city Main Stacks DS69.6 .L45 2001

African civilizations: an archaeological perspective Main Stacks DT352.3 .C66 2001

New encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the Holy Land Main Ref. DS111 A2 E5713 1993
4 volumes Bibliographies

Encyclopaedia of Indian archaeology Main Stacks DS418 .E53 1990
One volume by subject with bibliographies and one volume gazetteer of sites.

Chronologies in Old World archaeology Main Stacks D54.5 .C48 1992

Archaeology of Southern Africa Main Stacks GN865.S5 M58 2002

Chinese neolithic: trajectories to early states Main Stacks GN776.32.C6 L58 2004

Under the canopy : the archaelogy of tropical rain forests Main Stacks GN890 .U53 2002

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Subject Headings to use in the online catalog:

Archaeology

Paleolithic period

Prehistoric Peoples

Antiquities

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Journal Articles

Academic Search Complete
Multi-subject data base with full text.

AnthroSource
All full text of publications of the American Anthropological Assocation. Links to JSTOR full text as well.

Bibliography of Asian Studies
Bibliography of sources for Asian countries published in English since 1971. Archaeology is covered under history.

Bibliography of Native North Americans
Bibliography of sources on American Indians.

Humanities International Complete
Data base with links to full text for subjects in the humanities including archaeology.

JSTOR
Full text of backfiles of many archaeology and anthropology journals.

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Selected Media LIST

Bones of Contention [video recording]

A BBC production ; written and produced by Danielle Peck and Alex Seaborne.
CALL # E77 .B663 1998.
PUBLISHER: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1998.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (49 min.) ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: This program provides an even-handed examination of the conflict between Native American groups and scientists, historians, and museum curators concerning the issue of the remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. In doing so, it also provides an excellent survey of American Indian archaeology in the U.S.

Carthage [videorecording] a mirage of antiquity

American Museum of Natural History [and] University of Arizona, KUAT-TV ; [designed by David Soren.] Call # DT269.C32 C34 1987
PUBLISHER: [New York] : The Museum, 1987.
Description: 1 video cassette (VHS) (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: Examines the history and artistic accomplishments of ancient Tunisia from the ninth millenium B.C. to the Arab invasion in the seventh century A.D., and traces this land's three great cultures: the Berber, Phoenician (Punic), and Roman. Includes footage of ancient and modern Berber life styles.

The Chaco Legacy [video recording]

[Public Broadcasting Associates, Inc.] ; written, produced, and directed by Graham Chedd.
CALL # E99.P9 C45 1988.
PUBLISHER: Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], 1988.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.); 1/2 in
SUMMARY: Examines archaeological theories about the rise and fall of Chacoan culture, which had a high level of technical development and flourished over 900 years ago in the area of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Shows their extensive water control system, the large network of roads they constructed and several mammoth structures they built. Includes a history of the different excavation projects.

Early stone tools [videorecording]

Clyde B. Smith : made by Dept of Filmmaking and Television, University Extension, University of California.
Call # GN772.22.F7 E27 1990z
PUBLISHER: Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Media Center, 1990?,1967.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: Professor Francois Bordes at the University of Bordeaux in France demonstrates some of the percussion flaking techniques which early man and his predecessors may have used to produce a variety of tools. Shows actual prehistoric tools from such sites as Olduvai Gorge, Clacton by the Sea, and various Neanderthal sites. Uses animation to show how the development of these tools parallels the evolution of man himself from his Australopithecine forebears to Homo sapiens.

The Lost city of Zimbabwe [videorecording]

Arkios Productions in association with The Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University & The Learning Channel.
Call # DT3025.G84 L68 1993
PUBLISHER: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences : Devillier/Donegan Enterprises [distributor], c1993.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: Long mistakenly identified as the remnants of some ancient white civilization, the spectacular ruins of the Great Zimbabwe are only now being recognized for what they are : southern Africa's first city. This program looks at the work being done to restore this archaeological site to its African heritage.

Mysteries of Easter Island [videorecording].

Call # F3169 .M97 1993
PUBLISHER: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: How Easter Island's stone carvings were transported to their resting places has been the subject of debate for 200 years. Now, an archaeologist has constructed 3-D graphic images that illustrate how the indigenous people were able to accomplish this feat.

The mystery of Chaco Canyon [videorecording]

A Production of the Solstice Project ; produced and directed by Anna Sofaer ; written by Anna Sufaer and Matt Dibble.
Call # E99.P9 M978 1999
PUBLISHER: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c1999.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (55 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
SUMMARY: Examines the enigmas presented by the massive prehistoric remains found in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Between 850 and 1150 AD, the Chacoan people constructed massive ceremonial buildings in a complex celestial pattern throughout a vast desert region. Aerial and time lapse footage and computer modeling show how the Chacoan culture designed, oriented and located these buildings in relationship to the sun and moon. Pueblo Indians, descendants of the Chacoan people, also speak of the significnce of Chaco to the Pueblo world today.

Prehistoric monuments of Europe [videorecording]

Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Call # GN791 .M44 1993
PUBLISHER: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: The history of ancient European monuments in Europe is revealed by examining the archaeological evidence which remains at various sites.

The Search for Neanderthal [videorecording]

Arkios Productions ; in association with the Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University & the Learning Channel.
Call # GN285 .S42 1993
PUBLISHER: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993
Description: 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: Archaeological data is used to examine why Neanderthals died out and modern man survived.

Tracking down the past [videorecording]

A presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; produces by Coscient, Inc. in collaberation with Radio-Quebec, TVOntario ; producer, Francois St Laurent.
Call # CC76 .T73 1995
PUBLISHER: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1995
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: With sequences shot at the most famous archaeological and prehistoric sites of France, this program describes Carbon-14 dating, fossil pollen analysis, and the correlation of annual ring counts on tree.

Valdivia [videorecording] : America's oldest civilization

by Peter Baumann
Call # F3721.1.V3 V34 1990
PUBLISHER: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1990
DESCRIPTION: 1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SUMMARY: Exploration of the culture, arts and lifestyle of 5000-year-old Valdivia in ancient Ecuador, the oldest civilization on the American continent.