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Navajo Studies Subject Guide: Anthropology and Archaeology
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Books and Reports
Books on anthropology can be found in the GN-GR section of the library. Books on archaeology can be found in the CC, D, E and F sections of the library. Much of the material related to Navajo culture can be found in the Southwest Room. The Southwest Room also houses many archaeological reports from the local area. See the Southwest Pathfinder for more information. The Salmon Ruins Library also contains many books and hard-to-find reports. Their collection is included in the San Juan College Library Catalog. If the location says Salmon Ruins, see the Reference Librarian about how to get access to the material.
Useful subject headings for searching the San Juan College Library Catalog:
- Navajo Indians -- Antiquities
- Navajo Indians -- Culture
- Navajo Indians -- Folklore
- Navajo Indians -- Kinship
- Navajo Indians -- Marriage customs and rites
- Navajo Indians -- Religion and mythology
- Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
- Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs
- Navajo philosophy
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- New Mexico--Antiquities
- San Juan County (N.M.)--Antiquities
Journal and Magazine Articles
The following print index is a good places to look for citations to articles about anthropology and archaeology topics.
- Social Sciences Index: Social Sciences Index: Indexes periodicals from the social sciences, including anthropology and archaeology
Some useful journals in the San Juan College Library
Collection:
| Title | Paper | Bound/Fiche |
| American Anthropologist | Dec 97- 98 + | 1954-71/Fiche 1972-99 |
| American Ethnologist | Feb 2000 + | 1974-99 |
| Current Anthropology | Feb 2000 + | 1960-99 |
| Human Ecology | 1991-96, 97, 2000 + | 1986-89, 98-99 |
| Plateau Journal | Vol. 52-54, 65+ | Vol. 33-42,83-93, 97-99 |
| Archaeology | Feb 2000 + | 1989-90, 92-94, 96-98 |
| Journal of Field Archaeology | Sum 91, 99 + | 1983-90, 92-98 |
| Kiva | Fall 1999 + | 1953-58, 63-99 |
| SAA Bulletin | Jan 1994 + | N/A |
For a complete list of titles, see the Periodicals List.
Electronic Indexes and Full-text Databases
Royal Anthropology Index
Available Online: http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/uncgi/Search_AI/search_bib_ai/anthindAn index to anthropology literature dating back to the 1950s. Searches can be narrowed by including the term "Navajo" as a keyword.
Periodical Abstracts via First Search
Provides citations and some fulltext articles to academic and popular literature from 1987.Some key journals indexed in Periodical Abstracts:
- American Anthropologist (1988+, no fulltext)
- American Antiquity (1989+, no fulltext)
- American Ethnologist (1989+, no fulltext)
- American Indian Culture & Research Journal 1992+, no fulltext)
- American Indian Quarterly (1989+, fulltext from 1995)
- American Journal of Archaeology (1989+, no fulltext)
- Annual Review of Anthropology (1996, fulltext from 1997)
- Anthropological Quarterly (1989+, fulltext from 1997)
- Archaeology (1988+, no fulltext)
- Current Anthropology (1989+, no fulltext)
- Ethnohistory (1989+, fulltext from 1997)
- Ethnology (1989+, fulltext from 1995)
- Journal of American Folklore (1989+, fulltext from 1999)
- Journal of Anthropological Research (1989+, no fulltext)
- Man (1989-1994, fulltext from 1995)
- Southwest Review (1989+, no fulltext)
- Southwestern Historical Quarterly (1989+, no fulltext)
- Anthropology
- Navajo Tribe (in named corporation field)
- Culture
Social Science Abstracts via First Search
Provides citations and some fulltext articles from 1983 to the present. Provides coverage of all of the major social science disciplines. A good place to search for anthropology, archaeology, and political science topics.Some journals indexed in Social Science Abstracts:
- American Anthropologist (1984+)
- American Ethnologist (1982+)
- American Indian Culture and Research Journal (1994+)
- Current Anthropology (1982+)
- Ethnic and Racial Studies (1982+)
- Ethnic Groups (1982+)
- Ethnohistory (1981+)
- Ethnology (1982+)
- Navajo Indians
- Indians of North America
Web Resources
Navajo Clan Finder
http://www.navajopage.com/clan.html
Enter the four clans for two different people and this site will find any relationships.
Navajo
Studies Conference
http://www.sjc.cc.nm.us/Campserv/NAP/conference/navstudy.html
Includes a history of the conference
and table of contents for past conferences.
Navajo
Nation Library
http://nnlibrary.navajo.org/
Includes information on Diné history,
exhibits, and collections.
Navajo
Nation Archaeology Department
http://www.nau.edu/~nnad-p/
Provides information on various
Navajo archaeology projects, conferences, and other programs.
Anthropology
on the Internet
http://home.worldnet.fr/~clist/Anthro/index.html
Includes information on journals, employment, and links
to additional Web sites.
List
of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin200/200title.htm
An author and title list to the reports of the Bureau
of American Ethnology. Covers many anthropology and archaeology topics. The
SJC Library has many of these reports in the Southwest Room.
National Anthropological
Archives
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/
One of the premier archival repositories for anthropological
material in the country. The site includes exhibits and guides to the collections.
Also includes links to ethnographic and anthropological Web sites (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/links.htm)
National
Archeological Database
http://www.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nadb/
A searchable database of unpublished reports (or gray
literature) on archaeology. You can search by cultural affiliation, including
Navajo. Simply type "Navajo" into the box labeled "Culture."
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