Classical Studies : Archaeology:
a guide to library resources
Contents:
|Starting points |Finding books | Finding journal articles etc. | Web resources|
STARTING POINTS
The following are starting points for atlases/maps and dictionaries/encyclopedias of Classical Archaeology:
Ancient Greece from the air (1974) [print]
[Aerial views of the main Greek archaeological sites]
Atlas of classical archaeology (1977) [print]
Encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology (1996) [print]
[Whilst Greek & Roman material is central, this encyclopedia also covers material from related cultures, notably Aegean & Etruscan]
Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites (print & web based access)
[Covers the period to the 6th century AD. Christian sites of the 4th & 5th century are generally omitted]
Click here for additional reference works on archaeology in general (including terminology, concepts, techniques & methods)
Researchers may also want to consult the following:
Archaeological reports [print and electronic]
[An annual publication of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies which provides details of recent archaeological work in Greece]
Archaeology (3rd ed. 1998) [print]
[Reflects the combination of traditional, formal scientific technique with a postmodern humanistic approach to archaeology]
Archaeology : theories, methods and practice (4th ed. 2004 [print]
[Well regarded introduction to the science of archaeology]
Art, artefacts, and chronology in classical archaeology (1992) [print]
[Shows how classical scholarship established chronologies & dating from source material, especially in the studies of the Greek & Roman world]
Cambridge illustrated history of archaeology (1996) [print]
[Includes a chronology of Archaeology from 1500BC]
Geological companion to Greece and the Aegean (1996) [print]
[An account of the geology of the Aegean area with particular emphasis on archaeological sites & on the way in which the geological environment shaped human settlement in antiquity]
FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Books on Classical Archaeology can be found by searching the library catalogue. The following are terms which can be browsed using the Subject Heading option
- Classical antiquities
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Excavations (Archaeology) Greece
- Excavations (Archaeology) Italy
- Greece Antiquities
- Italy Antiquities, Roman
- Rome Antiquities
- Individual sites can also be searched by subject; eg:
- Kenchreai Site (Greece) Antiquities
- Pompeii (Extinct city)
- Troy (Extinct city)
Or construct your own keyword searches. Here are some examples:
cults and archaeology
excavations and (Pompeii or Herculaneum)
archaeology and (gis or "geograph? information systems")
Click here if you need help with constructing searches using techniques such as truncation and Boolean operators
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES USING DATABASES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
For most topics the databases listed in the Databases for Classics guide should be sufficient, but those researchers needing to undertake a more comprehensive literature search should note the following additional sources:
L'Annee philologique [print]
[The premier index for Classics - if it's unfamiliar, read this description before attempting to use it. See especially Section IV.A : Archeologie in each annual printed volume for topics in archaeology]
British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography [web access]
[Covers the archaeology of Britain and Ireland]
Anthropology Plus [electronic]
[This index includes some coverage of classical archaeology. Coverage is from the late 19th century]
Art Abstracts [electronic]
[Coverage is from 1984. Coverage prior to then is via the print copy of Art Index in the Reference Collection]
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (AVE) [electronic]
[Comprehensive coverage from the 1930s & selective coverage dating back to the 1860s. Limited coverage of classical architecture & archaeology ]
Chloris [web access]
[A searchable bibliography of the Bronze Age archaeology of mainland Greece and Crete]
DYABOLA [stand-alone CD-ROM]
[Dyabola covers European and Near Eastern archaeology and continues the print publication Archaologische Bibliographie . Please note that the CD-ROM is only available on machine 332 in the Barr Smith Library]
WEB RESOURCES
Some starting points for exploring resources on the Web
Archnet : WWW Virtual Library for Archaeology
Archaeological Resource guide for Europe : WWW Virtual Library for European Archaeology
CBA guide to UK archaeology online : WWW Virtual Library
[These WWW VL guides provide key links for particular subject areas & are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to Web resources]
CSA : the Center for the Study of Architecture/Archaeology
[Their aim is to encourage appropriate uses of information technology by those involved in research in archaeology and architectural history. See especially their Lantern slides of classical antiquity - scanned images of late nineteenth/early twentieth century glass plates]
Forum Antiquorum
[Set up to provide access to Web resources related to the study of the ancient Mediterranean world. Of particular interest are Aegean Art and Archaeology, Greek Art and Archaeology and Roman Art and Archaeology]
Mediterranean Archaeology Resources
[Provides links to journals, bibliographies & other online resources related to the archaeology of the Mediterranean]
Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
[This site contains information about the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean region]
This page is maintained by Jennifer Osborn
Last update: 21 June 2007
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