• Searching by Key Word
  

  Words to try along with a country name, region and/or type of site (cave, rockshelter, mound, petroglyphs, village) or name of a specific group or tribe of people (salish, navajo).

  excavations
  antiquities
  archaeology

• Searching for Specific Sites
  The name of the archaeological site is usually a "subject heading." Select Subject search from the main catalog and enter the site name. Here are some examples:
  
  boco chico channel wreck
  leaning oak site
  bravo creek Site
  mesa site
  petersen house
  owl cave site

• Search for Sites by Country
  

  To locate archaeological sites in Canada and the United States (no particular site) use the following format:  province or state followed by the word Antiquities. For example:
  

  • North Dakota -- Antiquities
  • British Columbia -- Antiquties

  To locate sites by any other country (no particular site) use the following subject heading structure:

  • France -- Antiquities
  • India -- Antiquities

• Broad Subject Headings to Use for Northwest Sites
  
  • excavations - archaeology - washington state
  • excavations - archaeology - oregon
  • excavations - archaeology - alaska
  • excavations - archaeology - northwest pacific
  • washington state - antiquities

The following books are examples of sources that list references to site reports in their lists of cited sources, eitiher at the end of each chapter or in the final bibliography.

Andean Archaeology. Edited by William H. Isbell and Helaine Silverman. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., 2002.
F 2229 .A555 2002 (Haggard 3)

Avian Osteology. B. Miles Gilbert, Larry D. Marin, Howard G. Savage. Columbia, Mo.: Missouri Archaeological Society, Inc., 1996. CC 79.5 .A5 G538 1996. (Haggard 2, room 233)

Deciphering a Shell Midden. Edited by Julie K. Stein. San Diego: Acadimic Press, 1992. CC77.S5 D43 1992. (Haggard 2, room 233)

Mockeries and Metamorphoses of an Aztec God: Tezcatlipoca, "Lord of the Smoking Mirror." Guilhem Oliver. Translated by Michel Besson. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2003. F1219.76 .R45 O55 2003 (Haggard 3)

Vashion Island Archaeology: A View from Burton Acres Shell Midden. Edited by Julie K. Stein and Laura S. Phillips. Seattle, WA: Burke Museum: Distributed by the University of Washington Press, 2002. E99 .P8 V37 2002. (Haggard 3)

Villagers of the Maros: A Portrait of an Early Bronze Age Society. John M. O'shea. New York: Plenum Press, 1996. GN778.22 .H9 073 1996 (Haggard 3)

Search the following databases to locate archaeological site reports.

• Anthropology Plus
  • Dates covered: 1900-current
  Anthropology Plus combines Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute (UK), providing international indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, and edited works from the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, material culture, folklore and interdisciplinary studies.

• Abstracts in Anthropology
  • Location: Reference GN 1 .A15
  • Dates covered: 1970-current
  • Check Catalog
  Indexes international books, articles and conference papers in archaeology, ethnology, linguistics and physical anthropology.

• Other Databases to try:

• ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion
  • Dates covered: 1946-current
  An index to religious and theological literature, containing thousands of citations to journal articles and essays in multi-author works. Useful for Biblical archaeology and ancient Greek and Rome. Site License.

• America: History and Life / ABC-Clio
  • Dates covered: 1964-current
  A bibliographic database indexing scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. The scope includes citations and abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, as well as book and media reviews. 6 Simultaneous Users.

• BAS (Bibliography of Asian Studies Online)
  • Dates covered: 1971-current
  BAS references western language monographs, articles and book chapters on all aspects of Asian Studies published since 1971. BAS includes the most important 100+ periodicals in Asian Studies.

• GeoRef
  • Dates covered: 1785-current
  Produced by the American Geological Institute, GeoRef indexes and abstracts journals, special reports, etc. in geology, geophysics, and the earth sciences. Topics include paleontology, human origins, primates and biological evolution. Site License.

• Historical Abstracts
  • Dates covered: 1954-current
  • Check Catalog
  Historical Abstracts Includes abstracts and citations of books, journal articles, books, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. Political, diplomatic, economic, religious, social, cultural, and intellectual history, as well as the history of science, technology, and medicine are represented. 6 Simultaneous Users.

• JSTOR
  JSTOR provides searchable full-text access to backfiles of core scholarly journals in many fields. Select coverage of archaeology and anthropology journals. Site License.

• Web of Science
  • Dates covered: 1995-current
  The Web of Sciences includes three citation indexes: Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Over 8,000 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals published from 1995 to the present are included in the indexing. Building on the list of cited sources (or footnotes) for each entry, this database can search for works that have cited a specific author or a specific article. Web of Science is also searchable by keyword, author, journal, address and other fields. Coverage includes indexing journal articles in archaeology, geology, and anthropology. Consortium (12 Libraries) Share 15 Simultaneous Users.

Federal and state laws that protect the environment include protection for designated archaeological sites. As a result the government is involved in managing archaeological sites on federal and state lands such as parks and forests. Construction projects often require archaeological surveys to locate prehistoric or historic sites and the excavation of some sites before construction is allowed to begin. Many of these sites can be found with the search techniques in this guide. You can also use the following U.S. Government database to locate site reports.

• GPO Monthly Catalog (Government Printing Office)
  • Dates covered: 1976-current
  Indexes congressional committee reports, hearings, debates, and documents from executive departments, and more. Retrospective coverage by the print edition of the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications from 1900 to date is available in the Government Information area. Consortium Shares 3 Simultaneous Users.

• Archaeological Site Reports from Around the World

• Archaeology Data Service

• Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. Site Reports and Databases
  The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, located in southwestern Colorado, is dedicated to understanding, teaching, and preserving the rich history of the ancestral Pueblo Indians (also called the Anasazi) who inhabited the canyons and mesas of the Mesa Verde region more than 700 years ago. This site provides access to site reports and research.

• Culture, Heritage, and Recreation (Government of Canada)
  Search for site reports published by the Canadian government.

• National Archeological Database
  The National Archeological Database, Reports module, is an expanded bibliographic inventory of over 350,000 reports on archeological investigation and planning, mostly of limited circulation. This "grey literature" represents a large portion of theprimary information available on archeological sites in the U.S. NADB-Reports can be searched by the variety of fields you see on your right. NADB-Reports was updated in August 2004.

• SAIR Scottish Archaeological Internet reports
  Provides access to full archaeological excavation reports from Scottland.

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