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Anthropology

This subject guide provides recommendations for conducting research on topics related to Anthropology at UMaine.

Potential Resources

Sample subject terms to use in LibrarySearch:

Forensic sciences
Human biology
Human evolution
Physical anthropology
Prehistoric peoples

Selection of Reference Books in Biological Anthropology:

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences / editors-in-chief, Jay A. Siegel, Pekka J. Saukko

Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory by Eric Delson (Editor); Ian Tattersall (Editor); John Van Couvering (Editor); Alison S. Brooks (Editor)

There is a wide range of journals in our catalog related to biological/physical anthropology.

To search for others, simply do a journal search here or search for the subject Physical Anthropology--Periodicals.

Anthropology Plus
Covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research
BIOSIS Previews
Indexes the literature of the biological and biomedical sciences

eSkeletons
Database enables you to view the bones of both human and non-human primates.

Medline (Ovid)
Indexes medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
PubMed
Also indexes medical information, some overlap with Medline
Sociology Collection
Provides access to a wide range of sociology-related research articles.
Web of Science
Provides access to a variety of journal articles in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

University of Maine Dissertations & Theses
Provides access to a large number of the UMaine's electronic theses & dissertations, primarily from 1996-present, but with scattered theses prior to this time. Where there is an abstract only, you will find the print dissertation in UMaine's Special Collections Department.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Searchable citations of dissertations, many with full text available.
WorldCat
Online catalog of materials held by over 72,000 libraries worldwide; includes citations of dissertations and theses.