One good place to start for research in archaeology is with encyclopedias and handbooks, which will give you an overview of your topic. Try a general search in our catalog for these ebooks:
Or browse our catalog to look for handbooks by region: Archaeology in America, Mesoamerican cultures, Ancient near east, Chinese archaeology, and South American archaeology.
Or search our catalog for handbooks by topics: Cultural resource management (CRM), Dental archaeology, Forensic archaeology, Heritage studies, Paleoanthropology, Paleopathology, and Quantitative analysis in archaeology.
Search our book catalog for site reports and books.
Other useful subject terms are: Archaeological Dating, Archaeology Field work, Animal Remains (archaeology) and Plant Remains (archaeology).
NAGPRA has reports and policies on Native American remains.
National Archaeology Database has archaeological investigations from the Parks Service; the BLM Land Patents Database may also be helpful.
The Breaking Ground Database covers women in old world archaeology.
When looking for site reports, check eScholarship and AnthroHub for PDF site reports by Berkeley scholars, and our catalog for printed reports. When searching online, try using words like excavation, site report, archaeology, + your topic or the site name.
For articles, book chapters, and conference papers, start by searching:
for articles and book reviews
for articles, chapters, and site reports. (Try words like excavation, site report, and your topic or location). for book chapters. for articles and book reviews.From there, go on to:
for more on each archaeological tradition (culture + location). covers the archaeology and ethnohistory of Mesoamerica.
for paleobotany and archaeozoology. for architecture and buildings in Europe and the Middle East. and ATLA Religion Database for Biblical Archaeology. for drawings, maps, letters, and photographs on North America from 1534 to 1850.