Quick Definitions

The Dictionary of Anthropology
REF GN 307 .D485 1997

Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology
REF GN 564 .L29 S84 1989

Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook
REF GN 325 .L46 1998

Historical Dictionary of North American Archaeology
REF E 77.9 .H57 1988

The Oxford Companion to Archaeology
REF CC 70 .O96 1996

Thorough Overviews

Encyclopedia of Anthropology 5 volumes
REF GN 11 .E63 2006
A comprehensive, in-depth, and recent work, this encyclopedia would be a good place to start your research on any anthropological topic.

Cultural Anthropology Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology 4 volumes
REF GN 307 .E52 199
Compiled under the auspices of Yale, renowned for its anthropology resources, this contains 340 in-depth articles. A good source for cultural anthropology research.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
REF GN 307 .E527 1996

Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World
REF GN 495.4 .E53 1993

Encyclopedia of World Cultures 10 volumes
REF GN 307 .E53 1991

Peoples of the World 7 volumes
REF GN 378 .P47

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind 22 volumes
REF GN 307 .I44 1990

Daily Life through History
An online resource that discusses culture through history.  Examples include “Daily life in the Inca Empire,” and ‘Daily Life in the Holocaust”. Includes an image gallery and lesson plans.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture 3 volumes
GT 2850 .E53 2003

Physical Anthropology

History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia 2 volumes
REF GN 50.3 .H57 1997

Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
REF GN 281 .E53 2000