Archaeology -- Near Eastern and Egyptian
Find Articles: Recommended Near Eastern Archaeology Databases [Full-Text]
Start with the following Databases to locate full-text articles related to Near Eastern and Egyptian Archaeology.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Articles from scholarly journals from a variety of subject disciplines including Archaeology.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. Archaeology is part of subject coverage; images -- including those of sites in the ancient world.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources.
- eHRAF Archaeology This link opens in a new window Use the basic search (also browse TRADITIONS) to locate information on particular cultures and civilizations from the ancient near east.
- ETANA - Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East Archives [Free Online] An electronic publishing project designed to enhance the study of the history and culture of the ancient Near East. NOTE: Includes the Abzu guide to networked open access data.
- Perseus Digital Library [Free Online] Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world; some overlap with Near Eastern.
Find Articles: Recommended Near Eastern Archaeology Databases [Abstracts & Indexes
The following Databases will help you locate Abstracts (not full-text articles) related to Near Eastern and Egyptian Archaeology.
- AATA Online This link opens in a new window Abstracts (not full-text); Use the 'Quick' search to locate articles pertaining to material cultural heritage - including from archaeological sites.
- Dead Sea Scrolls Bibliography The Orion Center's [Hebrew University, Jerusalem] On-Line Dead Sea Scrolls Bibliography posts books, articles and reviews related to the Dead Sea Scrolls from 1995 to the present.
Site Reports - Near Eastern Archaeology [Free Online]
- Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Site Reports (AMAR) [Stony Brook University] About 500 digitized archaeological site reports describing archaeological excavations both in Iraq and in the immediately surrounding areas (Turkey, Syria, Iran and the Gulf). Includes both out-of-copyright as well as in-copyright and in-print materials.
Find Articles: Finding Major Journal Titles
Journal titles that contain articles with a major focus on Near Eastern and Egyptian content:
Find Articles: Finding Major Journal Titles
Journal titles not specific to Near Eastern and Egyptian but which often have relevant content:
Popular Archaeology vs. Scholarly Archaeology
There are many Archaeology sources available that are not geared towards professional audiences. These are called “popular” publications and it is important to be aware when you are using these sources.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Many popular sources are very good but they may not have gone through a rigorous peer review process or have the technical data necessary for your research. Articles are often written by professional writers not professional archaeologists.