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Anthropological Literature (AnthropologicalLit)

Anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and related interdisciplinary research

Why select this database?

  • Comprehensive international resource for the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research
  • Offers access to more than 570,000 citations that cover articles published from the early 19th century to the present, in more than 50 languages
  • Contains articles and essays on social and cultural anthropology, Old and New World archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological aspects of related subjects, emphasizing Mesoamerican, Native American and Andean archaeology and ethnology
Database details
Subjects
anthropology material culture
archaeology medicine
biological anthropology museum studies
economics primatology
ethnology psychology
folklore religion
human evolution visual studies
linguistics zooarchaeology
Sources 4,370+
Number of records 570,000+
Dates covered Early 19th century to present
Updated Quarterly
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Keyword kw: modern investigations
Accession number no: XANLAAC10168
Author au: borrero
borrero luis
Author phrase au= borrero luis alberto
[last name first]
Conference name cn: great basin
Conference name phrase cn= great basin archeological conference
Corporate author phrase co= metropolitan life insurance company
Descriptor de: anthropology
Descriptor phrase de= psychological anthropology
First page pg: 273
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Issue is: 2
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Language phrase ln= french
Notes nt: bibliographical notes
Personal name pn: casiraghi
casiraghi luis
Personal name phrase pn= julien michele
Publication date pd: 1985
Publisher pb: chicago
Series title se: dialectical anthropology
Series title phrase se= ethnologia europaea
Source so: anthropology
Source phrase so= current anthropology
Standard number sn: 0011-5266
Subject su: paintings
Subject all phrase sa= alaskan science conference
Subject phrase su= rock paintings
Title ti: dark ages
Title phrase ti= diet in the dark ages
Volume vo: 26
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Year yr: 1985
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