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Keyword Searching

When searching catalogues and databases, be ready to use a wide range of terms, both general and precise. For example:

• Geographical names - Jordan , Pompeii , South America, Mediterranean, etc.
• Category or Period - palaeolithic, ice age, bronze age, pleistocene, ethnography etc.
• Add additional concepts - excavations, civilization, ritual, clothing, etc
• Use quotation marks around two or more words to search as a phrase e.g. "stone tools" or "animal remains"
• You can truncate words to pick up different forms of a word. e.g. archaeol* will search for archaeology, archaeological, archaeologists etc.

Each catalogue record for an item contains hypertext links to alternate related subjects/topics.

Reference Material

Use reference material to find definitions of unfamiliar terms, summaries of topics or as a starting point for information. The following are just some of the reference sources available in your area.

Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia
Encyclopaedia of archaeology	Reference 930.1 E56
Encyclopaedia of historical archaeology	Reference 930.1 E562
The Penguin archaeology guide	Reference 930.103 P398 2001
Companion encyclopaedia of archaeology	Reference 930.1 C7372
The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology	Reference 930.103 D227c
Encyclopaedic dictionary of archaeology	Reference 930.103 K57e
Archaeology, Anthropology and Human Evolution - Glossary of Terms
World Atlas of Archaeology on the Web

You can also use the catalogue to find other dictionaries and reference publications.

Journals

Journal articles are a good source of current information on your topic. The library has a wide variety of print and online journals and newspapers. Check the catalogue for print and or electronic holdings.

Some examples of key journals which may be useful to you are:

American Antiquity	Australian Aboriginal Studies
American Scientist	Australian Archaeology
Antiquity	Current Archaeology
The Artefact	Journal of Field Archaeology
Archaeology in Oceania	World Archaeology

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