Bogucki, Peter I., ed. Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient world. 4 vols. New York: Facts On File, c2008. HUNT REF-1 CB311 .E533 2008 QATAR REFERENCE CB311 .E533 2008
Bogucki, Peter I. and Pam J. Crabtree, eds. Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian world. 2 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c2004. HUNT REF-1 BD62 .A52 2004
Cotterell, Arthur, ed. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations. New York, N.Y.: Mayflower Books, c1980. HUNT REF-1 CB311 .E53
Douglas, Ian, Richard Huggett, and Mike Robinson, eds. Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: the Environment and Humankind. New York: Routledge, 1996. HUNT REF-1 G116 .C645 1996
Higham, Charles. Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. New York: Facts On File, c2004. HUNT REF-1 DS12 .H5 2004 QATAR REFERENCE DS12 .H5 2004
Kellert, Stephen R, ed. Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Environment. 6 vols. New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA. ENGR&SCI Reference E10 .M33 1997
Krech III, Shepard, J.R. McNeill, and Carolyn Merchant, eds. Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004. HUNT REF-1 GE10 .E63 2004 QATAR REFERENCE GE10 .E63 2004
Sasson, Jack M., ed. Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. 4 vols. New York, NY: Scribner, 1995 . HUNT REF-1 DS57 .C55 1995 995
Sienkewicz, Thomas J., ed. Encyclopedia of the Ancient World. 3 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c2002. HUNT REF-1 CB311 .E54 2002 2002
Cameo Catalog of the materials in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, including books, titles of periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers), videos, etc.
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Citations to books, titles of journals, manuscripts, and other materials in libraries throughout the United States, as well as some international libraries. You can limit your search to books by by selecting Book in the Type option. Each record will let you know which libraries have that item. Use E-ZBorrow or the Interlibrary loan service Illiad for materials not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
Willing to experiment? Use Metalib and using the Library Catalogs set, search all the above at once!
MesoAmerica (FAMSI, Foundation for the Advancement of MesoAmerican Studies, Inc) Books, bibliographies, databases, pictures, maps, etc. on MesoAmerica
Mesoweb (Joel Skidmore and Marc Zender) Devoted to the ancient cultures of Mexico and adjacent Central America, including the Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec and Maya
JSTOR (Carnegie Mellon users only) Search or browse and display full text of journals in many fields. Using the Advanced Search lets you limit your search to journal in a particular field(s), such as Archaeology or Anthropology, or even particular journals. This database does not include the most recent 5-3 years of any journal title.
Project Muse (Carnegie Mellon users only) Search or browse current research
Proquest (Carnegie Mellon users only) Citations to and some full text of journal and newspaper articles in all fields. To search journals, especially relevant to ancient societies, click on Databases selected and mark Proquest Research Library which includes the full text of many journals. Next click on Continue to select a way in which to search. Recommended: Advanced which offers flexibility in where you want your search terms to appear.
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full text links for journal articles are not provided, click on to see retrieval options. This
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use Cameo
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aren't, you can use the
Interlibrary Loan options to obtain the
material.
If you need help finding journal articles on your topic, ask the librarians at the Hunt Library reference desk.
ArtStor (Carnegie Mellon users only) Browse or search for images of art and architecture. The Art History Survey Collection includes many categories of prehistoric and ancient art and architecture.
Unclear of where to start or what to do? Contact Sue Collins, Liaison Librarian for History
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to see retrieval options. This
is only for journal article citations, and may not be available in all databases.
Otherwise,
use Cameo
to see if materials are in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. If they
aren't, you can use the
Interlibrary Loan options to obtain the
material.