Archaeology Databases Guide

This is just a selection of resources - lots more are available via the Archaeology Subject
Guide under Electronic Resources: http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/archaeology


General and background >>
JSTOR: online journal archive collection of full text scholarly journals, some of which date
back to 1800.
Periodicals Archive Online : Online archive of journal backfiles.
Web of Science: Large multi-disciplinary database.


Key databases >>
Anthropological Index Online: Index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind
Library (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute library).
AnthroSource: A repository of anthropological scholarly material.
BIAB: the British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography: BIAB online contains datasets covering
publications from AD 1695 to the present day on archaeology and the historic
environment, historic buildings, maritime and industrial archaeology, environmental
history, and the conservation of material culture - with a geographical focus on Britain and
Ireland.
British Humanities Index (ProQuest): Index of humanities journals.


Key reference and data sources >>
Archaeology Data Service: supports research, learning and teaching with freely available,
high quality and dependable digital resources.
Digimap: Maps and map data of Great Britain.
Early English Books Online (EEBO): Online library of early English books published from
1473-1700.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) : Online library of over 150,000 eighteenth
century printed books.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biographical reference resource.