Archaeology Information Resources: Additional Resources

• Associations and organizations
• Directories of websites
• Special Topics
  • Guides to archaeological research
  • Marine Archaeology

Associations and organizations

• Archaeological Society of British Columbia
• Canadian Archaeological Association
• Canadian Heritage Information Network:
  • access to a national inventory of nearly 4 million museum objects, including cultural and historical artefacts and natural science specimens; bibliographies and data dictionaries; research and reference tools and more
• Resources of Scholarly Societies - Archaeology:
  • facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world.
• Underwater Archaeological Society of BC

Directories of websites & blogs

• ABZU:
  • Produced by the Oriental Institute in Chicago, Abzu is a guide to sites on the Ancient Near East.
• Anthro.net:
  • A directory of over 40,000 reviewed web sites with anthropological and prehistoric archaeological content.
• Archaeology - WWW Virtual Library:
  • a list of reviewed Web sites on anthropology and prehistoric archaeology.
• Archaeology Data Service:
  • The aim of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is to collect, describe, catalogue, preserve, and provide user support for digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research.
• Archaeology from About.com:
  • A commercial site designed to present information about archaeology from around the world, including excavations past and present, museums, educational resources, cultural histories, and information about past and present inhabitants.
• Archaeololog:
  • communal blog offering insights into the working world of archaeologists and book reviews.
• ArchNet:
  • This site includes links to academic departments, news groups, electronic journals, museums as well as links to information on archaeological regions and to subjects such as archaeometry, ceramics, ethnohistory, geoarchaeology, lithic and more.
• Remote Central:
  • fairly active and well written blog offering the author's personal insights on archaeology and relevant issues.
• RockArtNet.
  • Comprehensive listing of Rock Art sites on the Internet.
• Yahoo Index for Anthropology and Archaeology:
  • Yahoo's index of archaeology related sites including employment resources, garbology(!), methods, repatriation and reburial issues and urban archaeology.

Special topics

Guides to archaeology research

• Applied Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management (CRM): Guide to Research Materials (SFU Library)
• British Columbia Archaeological Resource Management Handbook
• America's ancient treasures: a guide to archaeological sites and museums in the United States and Canada. 4th ed. Bennett Library E 56 F64 1993
• Annual review of anthropology. 1972- Bennett Library GN 1 A55
• Keyguide to information sources in archaeology. 1985. Bennett Reference CC 120 W66
• Projectile Point Types: Neverending Draft Bibliography.

Marine Archaeology

• Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies:
  • Includes access to the R.I.M.S. Newsletter and other marine archaeology resources relevant to the Haifa region