Web Links: Anthropology

On-line museum sites

Cultures on the Edge
 A virtual gallery of photographs and commentary on indigenous and minority cultures in South America, Africa, and Oceania.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
A beautiful site with well-developed on-line exhibits maintained by the Peabody Museum of Harvard University.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
An extensive set of virtual museum exhibits from one of the premier anthropology museums in this hemisphere.
Smithsonian Institution
Home page for our venerable national museum complex, with numerous links to the Institution's research resources, museums and exhibitions, calendar of events and electronic maps, and more.
National Anthropological Archives
An on-line catalog of the anthropological holdings of the Smithsonian Institution and major anthropological associations.  The archives include artifacts, manuscripts, photos, films, etc. from 1846 to the present.  The public may request copies of manuscripts and photos for a small fee.

Study resources

Learning Strategies in Anthropology
An excellent site with tips on how to read anthropology texts more efficiently, how to take effective notes, how to organize information, and how to study for and take exams in anthropology.
Anthromorphemics
Having trouble finding the definition of that anthropology term?  Look it up on this on-line glossary of specialized anthropology terminology (to broaden your vocabulary, it features one new term every day!).  

Research guidelines

American Anthropological Association Code of Ethics
The newly-revised ethics codes of the AAA, approved in 1998, which all anthropologists, students and professionals alike, are urged to follow.
Handbook on Ethical Issues in Anthropology
An on-line set of articles on dealing with ethical issues, including a fascinating set of actual cases of ethical dilemmas that anthropologists faced, which readers are invited to solve or debate.

On-line periodical indexes and databases in anthropology

Musselman Library's Subject Guide for Anthropology
contains links to such databases as Anthropological Literature and Anthropological index, where you can find references for books, journal articles, book chapters, and more.   

Fieldwork resources

Archaeological Fieldwork
A great website to visit to find out about archaeological field schools for students.
Northwestern University Ethnographic Field School
A summer school program for anthropology students to conduct fieldwork projects in Navajo or Spanish American communities in New Mexico.
Baja California Field School
A summer ethnographic field program in the town of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, administered by Arizona State University and the Escuela Normal Estatal in Ensenada.
Experience Rich Anthropology
A collection of on-line multimedia ethnographic sites that present data in a holistic, non-linear format.

Professional organizations

American Anthropological Association
The major professional organization of anthropologists in the U.S., including subsections in archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and applied anthropology.
Society for Applied Anthropology
An organization of practicing anthropologists (including a student group) who specialize in using their skills to solve social problems or to achieve practical results.  Another useful website associated with the Society is the Applied Anthropology Computer Network
(ANTHAP).
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
The main U.S. organization of physical (or biological) anthropologists, who study the "adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives ...in the context of human culture and behavior".
Society for American Archaeology
An international organization of anthropological archaeologists who specialize in the archaeological heritage of North, Central, and South America.
American Ethnological Society
The principle organization of U.S. cultural anthropologists (ethnologists), who study the cultural contexts of human societies of contemporary times or the recent historical past.

Other cool anthropology websites

Anthropology in the News
Find out the latest news involving anthropology, culled from major U.S. newspapers.
Human Evolution:  The Fossil Evidence in 3D
An amazing site that brings human evolution visually alive by linking a timeline to images of hominid skulls that can be rotated 360 degrees on your screen.
Cultural Survival
A non-profit organization dedicated to the human rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.

Anthropology websites with useful lists of links to other websites

WWW Virtual Library for Anthropology
ArchNet Virtual Library in Archaeology
Anthropology Resources on the Internet
Anthro.Net Research Engine
Ethnography resources on the Internet
Anthropology Web Ring
Academic Info:  Anthropology