General Resources in Anthropology and Archaeology
Teaching Anthropology and Archaeology
Topical Instructional Materials
Anthropology and Archaeology Listservs

Anthropology: Useful Links to Information on the Web (Denise Forro, Michigan State University Libraries).
An extensive set of links to indexes and databases in anthropology and world wide web sites or gateways on anthropology and archaeology, including specific areas of study.
http://guides.lib.msu.edu/page.phtml?page_id=51

American Anthropological Association (AAA).
The Association’s comprehensive site offers membership information, special interest groups, links to their publications, and links to a wide range of anthropology resources on the Internet.
http://www.aaanet.org/

AnthroSource (American Anthropological Association).
An online resource for anthropology research, teaching, and other professional needs. Contains a searchable database of AAA journals in electronic format. The term “teaching anthropology” brought up over 7000 items.
http://www.anthrosource.net/

Society for American Archaeology (SAA).
This society is an international organization dedicated to the archaeology of the Americas. The site contains career opportunities, educational materials, government affairs, and membership information.
http://www.saa.org/

A Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology (Plattsburgh State University of New York).
A large and well-organized site with links to numerous cultural anthropology sites, physical anthropology and linguistics resources on the web, archaeological sites/digs and web resources, e-journals, organizations, museums, and email discussion listservs.
http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html

Anthropology: A Selected List of Resources (Princeton University Library).
Online and printed materials, including indexes and abstracts; libraries, archives, and online exhibits; gateways and directories; and other databases.
http://firestone.princeton.edu/anthropology/

Sociology and Anthropology Resources ( St. John’s University Library).
Links to databases, eJournals, web sites, and eReference Sources in sociology and anthropology.
http://149.68.13.100/academics/libraries/resources/databases/socio.stj

Intute: Anthropology.
A mega-site with links to a wide range of topics and issues in anthropology research and teaching.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/anthropology/

Intute: Archaeology.
Links to numerous resources on archaeology.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/search.pl?term1=Archaeology&submit.x=8&submit.y=7&limit=0&subject=socialsciences

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Anthropology & Education Quarterly, journal of the Council on Anthropology & Education.
Articles cover schooling in social and cultural context, human learning, and the teaching of anthropology. This site contains membership information plus tables of contents and abstracts of all issues since 1997.
http://www.aaanet.org/sections/cae/AEQ.html

Teaching and Learning Anthropology (Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution).
Provides links to past and current issues of AnthroNotes, the museum’s publication for educators; materials on specialized areas of interest such as American Indian history; teaching activities and packets; and many other resources, some online and others free upon email request.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/outrch1.html

Anthropology in Education (American Anthropological Association).
Resources for teaching anthropology in pre K-12 and higher education, including exemplary programs and activities.
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/commissions/aec/index.htm

Education and Outreach–Resources for Archaeologists (Society for American Archaeology).
Links to many areas of resources within archaeology education available from SAA or elsewhere on the Internet.
http://www.saa.org/AbouttheSociety/EducationandOutreach/tabid/128/Default.aspx

M.A.T.R.I.X., Making Archaeology Teaching Relevant in the XXI Century (Society for American Archaeology and the National Science Foundation).
Resources for college and university professors who teach undergraduate archaeology: complete course materials for 8 undergraduate courses, assignments, modules, and a discussion forum.
http://www.indiana.edu/~arch/saa/matrix/

Higher Education Academy: Archaeology Subject Centre, U.K.
Extensive online resources to support university teaching and learning in archaeology. Includes teaching techniques, digital materials, and other information useful to both U.K. and U.S. instructors.
http://www.hca.heacademy.ac.uk/archaeology/

Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology, and Politics, U.K.
Resources to support university teaching and learning in these three areas. Projects, teaching tips, and a searchable database of web resources in anthropology, plus other information useful to both U.K. and U.S. university instructors.
http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/

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Experience Rich Anthropology, ERA Project (Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent at Canterbury).
Reports of field data and analyses from 12 anthropology projects, plus a teachers’ manual with suggestions for using these projects for teaching and a section with information for students on ways to study each project. http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/

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Historical Archaeology E-Mail Discussion Lists.
Annotated links to listservs with subscription information and websites where applicable.
http://www.digitalpresence.com/histarch/lists.html

List of Discussion Lists in Anthropology (Anita Cohen-Williams, Hayden Library, Arizona State University).
An annotated list of listservs in Anthropology; includes Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, and Museum Studies.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/anthlists.html

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See also General Social Science Resources for additional discipline-specific materials.