A Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 Anthropology Main Headings


General Internet Resources 
What is Culture? 
Anthropological Theory 
Doing Fieldwork 
Language and Culture 
Kinship and Social Organization 
Sexuality and Gender 
Ethnicity 
Ecology and Economy 
Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology 
Religion, Magic, Myth, and Folklore 
Culture Change 
Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights 

Web Sites for Selected Allyn & Bacon Books in Anthropology,Listed by Author

Karl G. Heider 
Martha Ward 
Richard H. Robbins 
David Maybury-Lewis 
Richard Reed 
Ronald W. Niezen 

Other sites in Anthropology by Subfield


Resources in Physical Anthropolgy 
Archaeology Sites on the Web 
Archaeological Sites/Digs

Other sites of interest to Anthropologists


Anthropological Journals on the Internet 
Anthropological Organizations and Societies 
International Information 
Museums 
Academic Institutions 
E-mail Discussion Groups 

General Internet Resources

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Anthropological Theory

  • K.i.s.s. of the panopticon: a cultural theory Web site 

    • A highly entertaining and informative site on postmodern theories of culture. (K.i.s.s. stands for "Keep it simple stupid.")       
    http://carmen.artsci.washington.edu/panop/home.htm       

  • Theory in Anthropology 

    • Richard Wilk's site developed by his graduate students on theory in anthropology.  Excellent summaries of theoretical approaches in anthropology.       
    http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/theory.htm   
     
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Doing Fieldwork

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Language and Culture

  • Explore! Linguistics 

    • Devoted to introducing high school students to the study of language and linguistics, but a good general site, and certainly relevant for introductory courses in anthropology.       
    http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/explore.html   

  • Ethnologue (Languages of the World) 

    • A good place to learn about other languages, how many people speak them, and so on.       
    http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ethnologue.html   

  • Human Languages Page 

    • A comprehensive catalog of  language-related Internet resources.       
    http://www.june29.com/HLP/   

  • Jim Jewett's Language Resources 

    • Acess to many sites on linguistics       
    http: //www2.pitt.edu/~grouprev/Language/   

  • Language Resource Site 

    • Fonts for indigenous languages & much more; links to sites about hundreds of languages.       
    http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html   

  • Linguistics Resources on the Internet--SILS 

    • This site is provided by the Summer Institute of Linguistics, located at the International Linguistics Center in Dallas, Texas. The focus of the whole site is the study of minority languages and cultures around the world.       
    http://www.sil.org/linguistics/    
     
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Kinship and Social Organization

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Sexuality and Gender

  • Equality Now 

    • A site devoted to resources on the woman's rights movement.       
    http://www.equalitynow.org/   

  • Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998 

    • Excellent site for access to the history of the Women's Rights Movement.       
    http://www.Legacy98.org/    

  • National Women's History Project 

    • All kinds of information on the history of the status of women in America including links to related sites.       
    http://www.nwhp.org/   

  • WomenWatch--The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women 

    • Excellent site for lerning about the struggle for women's rights in countries all around the world and the role of the United Nations in the struggle.       
    http://www.un.org/womenwatch/   

  • WSSLinks: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites--ACRL WSS 

    • A site to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies.       
    http://www.library.yale.edu/wss/    
     
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Ethnicity

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Ecology and Economy

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Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology

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Religion, Magic, Myth, and Folklore

  • American Folklore Center of the Library of Congress 

    • Good site for material on American myth and folktales.       
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/   

  • Comparative Religion--A Directory of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion 

    • A wealth of information on religion, including general material along with links to information on all major world religions.       
    http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html    

  • Indigenous Peoples Literature 

    • Links to literature, myth, and folklore of indigenous societies.       
    http://www.indians.org/welker/natlit.htm   

  • Japanese Oldtales: A Multilingual E-text Collection [Java] 

    • A site dedicated to the study of Japanese folklore.       
    http://www.DL.ulis.ac.jp/oldtales/    

  • Masks.Org 

    • Access to masks of societies around the world and the ceremonies asociated with them.       
    http://www.masks.org/   

  • Music and Anthropology 

    • An online multimedia interactive journal, founded by the Study Group on "Anthropology of Music in Mediterranean Cultures" of the International Council for Traditional Music.       
    http://muspe1.cirfid.unibo.it/period/MA/index.htm   

  • Psychology of Religion Page 

    • Could easily also be called the psychology and anthropology of religion home page.  Some excellent information on religious movements.       
    http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/psyrelig.htm   

  • Religious Studies on the Internet 

    • Wonderful site to gain acces to information on the world's religions.       
    http://www.wlv.ac.uk/sed/rsnet.htm   
     
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Culture Change

  • Arctic Circle, University of Connecticut 

    • A site devoted to the themes of natural resources, history and culture; social equity and environmental justice in the Arctic.       
    http: //www.lib.uconn.edu/ArcticCircle/    

  • Context: Sustainable Culture 

    • A site dedicated to developing ways to educate people on how to build a satisfying but environmentally and socially sound lifestyle.       
    http://www.context.org/index.html   
     
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Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

  • A Line in the Sand 

    • A unique site that is devoted to protecting the property rights of indigenous peoples involving such things as traditional medicines, genetic heritage, etc.       
    http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu:8000/cultprop/index.shtml    

  • Avenir des Peuples des Forets Tropicales (APFT)--The Future of Tropical Rainforest Peoples 

    • A site devoted to the study of the effects of rainforest destruction on indigenous peoples.       
    http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Rainforest/page1g.html   

  •  Less Graphical Interface 

    •  http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Rainforest/page1t.html       

  • Aboriginal Studies on the WWW: The Internet Guide to Aboriginal Studies 

    • This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the field of Australian Aboriginal studies.       
    http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Aboriginal.html   

  • Cultural Survival 

    • The homesite of Cultural Survival, Inc., an organization devoted to helping indigenous peoples maintain their cultures.  Also contains an excellent set of links to websites concerning indigenous peoples.       
    http://www.cs.org/   

  • Native American Home Pages 

    • Lisa Mitten's site to provide access to home pages of individual Native Americans and Nations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American Indians.       
    http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html   

  • Nativeweb-An Internet Community 

    • An indexed and searchable database that contains hundreds of links concerning Native, Aboriginal, and Indigenous internet resources on all seven continents.       
    http://www.nativeweb.org   

  • Third World Network 

    • A wealth of infomation on the impact of the expansion of capitalism on peoples all over the world.  Contains discussion papers, links to other sites, and lots of background information.       
    http://www.twnside.org.sg   
     
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WEB SITES FOR SELECTED ALLYN & BACON BOOKS IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Seeing Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology Through Film by Karl G. Heider 

  • Ethnography Laboratory 

    • University of Southern California site to promote the development of interactive media in and for anthropology, ethnography and analysis of behavior.       
    http: //www.usc.edu/dept/elab/   

  • Society for Visual Anthropology 

    • Entryway to the society and its resources.       
    http://custwww.xensei.com/docued/sva/ 
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A World Full of Women, by Martha Ward

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Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism by Richard H. Robbins

  • The Study of the Global Expansion of Capitalism 

    • Visit the dedicated website that contains links to other sites arranged by chapter subject, readings on global issues, an outline of the book with the introduction to each chapter, discussion topics and questions, and exercises and activities relating to global problems.       
    http://www.plattsburgh.edu/legacy/ 
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Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Conflict, and the Nation-State by David Maybury-Lewis

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Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors: Indigenous Models for International Devolopment by Richard Reed

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Defending the Land: Sovereignty and Forest Life in James Bay Cree Society by Ronald W. Niezen 

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OTHER SITES IN ANTHROPOGY BY SUBFIELD

RESOURCES IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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ARCHAEOLOGY SITES ON THE WEB

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS

...or put simply...

DIGS
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OTHER SITES OF INTEREST TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS

ANTHROPOLOGICAL JOURNALS ON THE INTERNET

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ANTHROPOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES

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INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION

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MUSEUMS

 

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ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

If you can't find the anthropology department you want, check the University Home Pages to see if the College or University you are looking for has a listing.    

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E-MAIL DISCUSSION GROUPS

  • ACRA-L 

    • American Cultural Resources Association--send message "subscribe acra-l (your-full-name)" to listproc@listproc.nonprofit.net       

  • ADS-ALL 

    • Digital archiving of archaeological data--send message "join ads-all       
    firstname lastname" to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk      
    Check Archives       

  • AEGEANET 

    • Pre-Classical Aegean World -- send message "subscribe aegeanet" to majordomo@acpub.duke.edu       

  • AIA-L {moderated}

    • Archaeology & Technology -- send message "subscribe aia-l" to majordomo@brynmawr.edu       

  • ANE 

    • Ancient Near East -- send message "subscribe ane" to       
    majordomo@oi.uchicago.edu   

  • ANSS-L 

    • Discussion Forum for Information Specialists in Anthropology, Sociology       
    and Related Fields -- send message "subscribe anss-l your-first-name   
    your-last-name" to majordomo@oi.uchicago.edu   

  • AnthEurasia-L 

    • Anthropology of the Former Soviet Bloc -- send message "subscribe       
    AnthEurasia-L your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    majordomo@fas.harvard.edu   

  • ANTHRO-L 

    • Anthropology in general -- send message "subscribe anthro-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu   
    Home page & archives   

  • ANTHRO-LIB 

    • Liberation anthropology -- send message "subscribe anthro-lib       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listproc@lists.colorado.edu   

  • ANTROPOL 

    • majordomo@iinet.net.au       

  • AnthroWomen 

    • Women anthropologists networking with other anthropology professionals       
    and students -- send message "subscribe" to Majordomo@list.pitt.edu   

  • ANTHTHEORY-L 

    • Anthropology theory -- send message "subscribe anththeory-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@list.nih.gov   

  • ANT-ARQ 

    • Anthropololgy and archaeology (in Spanish/en español) -- send message       
    "subscribe ant-arq your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    majordomo@ccc.uba.ar   

  • ARCHAEOBOTANY 

    • Archaeobotany -- send message "subscribe archaeobotany your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listproc@eng-h.gov.uk   

  • ARCH-ARCTIC 

    • Arctic archaeology --send message "subscribe arch-arctic" to       
    maiser@natmus.min.dk   

  • ARCH-L 

    • Archaeology -- send message "subscribe arch-l your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu   

  • ARCH-METALS 

    • Archaeology/history of metallurgy -- send message "join arch-metals       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk   

  • ARCH-STUDENT 

    • Students of Archaeology -- send message "subscribe arch-student       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listproc@listserv.ttu.edu   

  • ARCH-THEORY 

    • Archaeological theory in Europe -- send message "join arch-theory       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk   

  • ARCHCOMP-L 

    • Archaeological computing -- send message "sub ARCHCOMP-L       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu   

  • ARHEOLOGIE-L 

    • Romanian archaeology -- send message "subscribe ARHEOLOGIE-L       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listproc@pcnet.pcnet.ro   

  • ARTIFACT 

    • Material culture study/methods -- send message "subscribe artifact       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@umdd.umd.edu   

  • ARQUEOANDINA {moderated} 

    • For professionals interested in Andean archaeology -- send message       
    "subscribe arqueoandina" to listasrcp@rcp.net.pe   

  • ASAONET 

    • Anthropology of Oceania -- send message "sub asaonet your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@listserv.uic.edu   

  • AUSARCH-L 

    • Australian archaeology -- Contact Peter Hiscock at       
    Peter.Hiscock@anu.edu.au   

  • AZTLAN 

    • Precolumbian Mesoamerican studies -- send message "subscribe aztlan       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu   

  • C14-L 

    • Carbon fourteen dating issues -- send message "subscribe c14-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@listserv.arizona.edu   

  • CBR-L 

    • Craniofacial Biology Research -- send message "subscribe cbr-l" to       
    majordomo@po.cwru.edu   

  • CELTLING 

    • Celtic linguistics -- send request to celtling@mitvma.mit.edu       

  • CONSDIST {moderated} 

    • For professionals engaged in conservation of cultural materials -- send       
    request to consdist-request@lindy.stanford.edu   

  • CRFA-L 

    • Center for Research and Fieldwork in Anthropology, University of Texas       
    at Arlington -- send message "subscribe crfa-l" to   
    listserv@utarlvm1.uta.edu   

  • CROSS-L 

    • Cross-cultural research in information systems -- contact Roberto       
    Evaristo evaristo@du.edu   

  • DEVEL-L 

    • Technology transfer in international development -- send message       
    "subscribe devel-l your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@american.edu   

  • EAAN 

    • East Asian Archaeology Network (early East Asian Archaeology and       
    History) -- send message "subscribe eaan" (without quotes; also without   
    signature and subject line, if possible) to lstsrv@ccat.sas.upenn.edu   

  • EASIANTH 

    • East Asian anthropology -- "subscribe easianth your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@vm.temple.edu   

  • ETHMUS-L 

    • Ethnomusicology -- send message "subscribe ethmus-l your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@umdd.umd.edu   

  • ETHNET-L 

    • Irish & British Ethnography -- send message "subscribe ethnet-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@ysub.ysu.edu   

  • ETHNO 

    • Ethnomethodology/conversation analysis -- send message "subscribe ethno       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu   

  • ETHNO-BIO 

    • Ethnobiology (use of plants and animals by native peoples worldwide) --       
    send message "subscribe ethno-bio" to majordomo@sfu.ca   

  • FOLKLORE 

    • Folklore -- send message "subscribe folklore your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu   

  • GAARCH-L 

    • Georgia archaeology -- send message "subscribe gaarch-l your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@sun.cc.westga.edu   

  • GERLINGL 

    • Older Germanic languages (to 1500) -- send request to       
    gerlingl@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu   

  • GISARCH 

    • GIS and Archaeology -- send message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk       
    with the following two lines:   
    subscribe gisarch your-first-name your-last-name   
    stop   

  • GREEKARCH 

    • Archaeology of the ancient Greek world -- send message "subscribe       
    greekarch your e-mail address" to majordomo@rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu   

  • H-LOCAL 

    • State & local history -- send message "subscribe h-local       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@msu.edu   

  • H-SAE 

    • Anthropology of Europe -- send message "subscribe h-sae your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@msu.edu   

  • HISTARCH 

    • Historical Archaeology -- send message "subscribe histarch       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu   

  • HUMEVO {moderated} [still active?] 

    • Human Evolutionary Research -- send message "subscribe humevo       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu   

  • IBERPAL 

    • Lista de discusion sobre Paleontologia Iberica e Iberoamericana -- send       
    message "subscribe iberpal your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@listserv.uv.es   

  • IND-ARCH 

    • Industrial Archaeology -- send message "join ind-arch your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk   

  • INTERCUL 

    • Intercultural communication -- send message "subscribe intercul       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu   

  • LATAMLIN 

    • Latin American linguistics -- send request to latamlin@mitvma.mit.edu       

  • LINGUIST 

    • Linguistics -- send message "subscribe linguist your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu   

  • LITHICS-L 

    • Analysis of archaeological lithics, natural and artificial -- send       
    message "sub lithics-l your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@acsu.buffalo.edu   

  • LPN-L 

    • Laboratory primate newsletter -- send message "subscribe lpn-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu   

  • MAPC 

    • Materialist Anthropology and the Production of Culture Workshop -- send       
    message "subscribe mapc your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@vm.utcc.utoronto.ca   

  • Mil-Arch 

    • Discussion of issues relevant to military archaeology -- send message       
    "SUB MIL-ARCH" to simonides@compuserve.com   

  • MUSEUM-L 

    • Museum issues -- send message "subscribe museum-l your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@unmvma.unm.edu   

  • NAGPRA-L 

    • Discussion of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act --       
    send message "subscribe nagpra-l" to majordomo@world.std.com   

  • NAT-LANG 

    • Native American indigenous languages -- send message "subscribe       
    nat-lang your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu   

  • NATFOOD-L 

    • Native American Foods -- send message "subscribe natfood-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listproc@listproc.wsu.edu   

  • PACARC-L 

    • Pacific Rim archaeology -- send message "subscribe pacarc-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@listproc.wsu.edu   

  • Paleodiet 

    • Primitive diets and their relevance to modern life ("semi-private,       
    semi-moderated") -- ContactDean Esmay at esmay@syndicomm.com   

  • PAN-L 

    • Physical Anthropology -- send message "subscribe pan-l your-first-name       
    your-last-name" to listserv@psuorvm.cc.pdx.edu   

  • PAPY 

    • Papyrology & history/epigraphy/archaeology of Greco-Roman Egypt -- send       
    request to papy@igl.ku.dk   

  • ROCK-ART 

    • Petroglyphs, pictographs, etc. -- send message "subscribe rock-art       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu   

  • ROMARCH 

    • Art and archaeology of ancient Italy and the Roman provinces -- send       
    message "subscribe romarch" to majordomo@rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu   
    Archives   

  • SAS-net 

    • Society for Archaeological Sciences (primarily for members) -- contact       
    Jim Burton majordomo@rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu   

  • SBANTH-L 

    • Anthropology graduate students -- send message "subscribe sbanth-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu   

  • SOPA 

    • Society for Professional Archeologists -- send message "subscribe sopa       
    your-name your-e-mail-address" to majodomo@mail.smu.edu   

  • SPANBORD 

    • History and archaeology of the Spanish Borderlands -- send message       
    "subscribe spanboard your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu   

  • SUB-ARCH 

    • Underwater archaeology -- send message "subscribe sub-arch       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu   

  • WOMANTH-L 

    • Women in anthropology -- send message "subscribe coswa-l       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserver@relay.doit.wisc.edu   

  • XCULT-X 

    • Intercultural communication -- send message "subscribe xcult-x       
    your-first-name your-last-name" to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu   

  • XYLHIST-L 

    • History & archaeology of timber-framed construction -- send message       
    "subscribe xylhist-l your-first-name your-last-name" to   
    listserv@bloxwich.demon.co.uk 
 

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