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ANTH 400: Senior Seminar in Anthropology: Find Background

Sources for Background Information

Dictionary of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
Call Number: Reference GN69.8 .H34 2009
Publication Date: 2009

Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 1996
Articles on aspects and topics within anthropology, with selected - but dated - bibliographies

Encyclopedia of Archaeology: Histories and Discoveries
Call Number: Reference CC100.E54 2001, vols. 1-5
Publication Date: 2001
Summaries of the history of archaeology in various regions of the world, as well as the theory and practice. Provides bibliographies of seminal works.
Keywords for American Cultural Studies
Publication Date: 2014
Explanations of terms such as "empire," "neoliberalism," and "racialization

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures This link opens in a new window
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Encyclopedia covering "Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America."

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Call Number: Reference GN307 .E525 2010
ISBN: 041509996X
Publication Date: 2010
Articles on theories and their histories, practices and issues, with fairly lengthy lists of recommended further reading

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