Class Research Guides

ANTHROPOLOGY RESOURCES

Got a paper due? Library staff are available to assist you from the start to the finish, from selecting your topic to helping with citations. We recommend you use this page to launch your research.

Choose your topic:

Browse LTCC print magazines such as:

• Archeology
• National Geographic

What other magazines does LTCC Library subscribe to? Check out our periodical titles, such as these, which are available through our online databases such as EBSCOhost:

• Annual Review of Anthropology
• Anthropological Quarterly
• Australian Journal of Anthropology
• Current Anthropology
• Ethnology
• Journal of Social & Evolutionary Systems
• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
• South African Journal of Ethnology

Search for books:

Use keyword or subject search options in the LTCC Library Catalog to learn what Library of Congress call numbers are assigned to your topic.

Browse the shelves.

Scan academic periodicals and web sites:

Access, via the Internet link below, these journals:

• Anthropoetics
• Anthropological Science
• Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Also consider these web sites recommended by LTCC Anthropology instructors:

• AncientScripts - A comprehensive introduction to linguistic anthropology
• American Anthropological Association - A huge round-up of quality web links on anthropology
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
• Journal of the American Assoc. of Physical Anthropologists
• American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project - Homepage for the ASLLRP
• Cheyenne Language & Cheyenne Indian Tribe - An Algonquin language still spoken in Montana & Oklahoma
• Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project - Dictionary of the various dialects of Akkadian, the earliest Semitic language
• Chimpanzee Communication - Insight into the origins of language
• Chinese Script - Essay combining linguistic, cultural & historic anthropology about the evolution of written Chinese 
• Emily's Introduction to Historical Linguistics - History of languages, how languages relate to each other
• ForensicAnthro - Forensic anthropology and human osteology resources
• The Great Vowel Shift - How and why pronunciation changes over time
• Growth Points in Thinking-for-Speaking - Paper on the shifting thinking process of bilingual speakers.  
•  How to Talk to an Extraterrestrial - Book excerpt, by Jonathan Vos Post, about how to communicate with aliens
• Images of Women in Ancient Art  
• Linguistic Anthropology General resources
• Linguistic Comprehension in Chimps - Article about experiments with chimps and the human language
• Linguistics: Quick Guide to Semitic Languages & People
• Native Languages of the Americas - Wealth of information about Native American languages and tribes
• Science Magazine: No Last Word on Language Origins - A look at the evolution of human speech
• Roots of Mambila - Paper on the Mambila language, spoken near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, from Oxford
• Small Lexicon of Tsalagi Words - Selection of words & pronunciation guide for the language of the Cherokee Indian
• Sumerian Language Page - About the history and anthropology of ancient Sumerian language; how it evolved
• Think Baby Names - Etymology and history of names from around the world

Other Links:

• Anthropology at the Smithsonian
• Anthropology Tutorials
• Cultural Survival
• Human Rights Watch
• LSU's Anthropology Webliography      (lectures on line)
• National Geographic
• Public Anthropology

Review, refine & critique:

Do you have a focused thesis? Is the data gathered so far too broad? Then narrow the search.

Is it biased unfairly towards one point of view? Then broaden your search.

Is the topic covered fully?

Prepare your Bibliography:

Use consistent citation formatting such as APA or MLA styles. For more information, see Style Guides for specific examples.

Got questions?

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