Subject Guide - Anthropology

Find books [and DVDs] shelved in these call numbers:

• GN – Anthropology.
  • GN 49 to GN 298 – Physical anthropology.
    • GN 62.8 to GN 265 – Human variation (physical form, forensic anthropology, etc.).
  • GN 301 to GN 674 – Social and cultural anthropology.
• GR – Folklore.
• GT – Manners and customs.

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• Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology, an open teaching and learning resource.
• What is Anthropology? from the American Anthropological Association.
• Smithsonian: National Museum of Natural History
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Forensic Anthropology
• American Board of Forensic Anthropology, the approved certification body for those interested in persuing a career in forensics.

• Bones, Stones, and Genes: The Origin of Modern Humans, a series of lectures from HHMI.
• UNESCO World Heritage List lists over 1000 designated World Heritage Sites around the world.

• American Folklife Center: Collections (Library of Congress) includes digital collections and web archives.
• Anthropology Collections of the American Museum of Natural History
• Virtual Museums from Univ. of South Carolina's Dept. of Anthropology includes links to 4 virtual collections

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