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ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY Archaeology & Anthropology News ANTHROPOLOGY NEWS (NEWS ALSO INCLUDES: ARCHAEOLOGY, BIOANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIO/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY & LINGUISTICS ANTHROPOLOGY) - D. Carlson, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University For more information see the Department of Anthropology Archaeology & Anthropology Dictionaries & Glossaries GLOSSARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL TERMS - Collections Management and Interpretive Information, Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Multimedia Archaeological Terms Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Collections Management and Interpretive Information or the Department of Anthropology Archaeology & Anthropology Dating Methods FOR GEOLOGIC TIME SCALES, GEOCRONOLOGY METHODS, CHRONOLOGICAL METHODS, CHRONOMETRIC TECHNIQES, ETC. DATABASES, COURSES & TEACHING MODULES SEE GEOLOGY: GEOLOGIC TIME SCALES, GEOCRONOLOGY METHODS, CHRONOLOGICAL METHODS, CHRONOMETRIC TECHNIQES, ETC. Archaeology & Anthropology Courses & Teaching Modules ANTHROPOLOGY - D. O'Neil, Anthropology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Palomar College Multimedia Anthropology Course (Text & Images). For more information see Anthropology Home Page Anthropology Chapters include Early Theories of Evolution Synthetic Theory of Evolution Classification of Living Things Early Hominid Evolution ARCHNET - ArchNet and hosted by Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University Multimedia Anthropology Databases & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see the Archaeological Research Institute VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY - Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) Multimedia Nautical AArchaeology Databases & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...Examine some of the many INA projects over the last three decades, including over 1,000 images..." For more information see Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) Directory Stone Age Artifacts STONE AGE REFERENCE COLLECTION (SARC) - R. Grace, Institute of Archaeology, Art History and Numismatics (I.A.K.N.) at the University of Oslo, Norway Multimedia Stone Age Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...a reference program containing information about the Typology, Technology, Raw Materials & Study Methods of the Stone Age..." For more information see Institutt for Arkeologi Kunsthistorie og Numismatikk INTERPRETING THE FUNCTION OF STONE TOOLS - R. Grace, Institute of Archaeology, Art History and Numismatics (I.A.K.N.) at the University of Oslo, Norway Multimedia Book (Text & Images). "...The development of the analysis of the function of stone tools (hereafter referred to as use-wear analysis) began by the use of analogy with ethnographic tools. This involved finding ethnographic tools that resemble, in form, prehistoric tools and assuming the prehistoric tool was used for the same function..." For more information see Stone Age Reference Collection or the Institutt for Arkeologi Kunsthistorie og Numismatikk

Egyptology EGYPTOLOGY: PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES - M. Millmore, U.K. Multimedia Pyramids & Temples Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...you will find information on pyramids and temples, which includes computer-generated reconstructions of what the pyramids and temples might have looked like when they were first built. There are also many interactive ground plan maps, photos, paintings and drawings..." For more information see Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt Examples of Teaching Modules include Temple of Karnak Temple of Luxor Madinat Habu - The Temple of Rameses III HIERAKONPOLIS: INTERACTIVE DIG HIERAKONPOLIS - Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of America Multimedia Hierakonpolis Teaching Modules (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hierakonpolis is "...the largest site from the Pre- and Protodynastic period (3800-3100 B.C.), Hierakonpolis the City of the Hawk is the most important site for understanding the foundations of Egyptian civilization..." For more information see Interactive Digs; Archaeology or the Archaeological Institute of America THE PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES OF GIEZEH - R. Birdsall Multimedia Pyramids & Temples of Giezeh Course (Text & Images). For more information see The Pyramids and Temples of Giezeh or Ronald Birdsall's Home Page Examples of Chapters include Chapter 2: Instruments Chapter 4: Excavations Chapter 7: Inside of Great Pyramid THE TOMB OF SENNEFERI - N. Strudwick, Newton Institute, University of Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia Tomb of Senneferi Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...The tomb of Senneferi is one of the 'Tombs of the Nobles' on the West Bank at Luxor in Egypt...." For more information see Egyptology Resources Examples of Teaching Modules include Architecture Wall Paintings Archaeology & Anthropology in the Americas Courses & Teaching Modules ANCIENT MIDDLE AMERICA - T. Roufs, Anthropology, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota Multimedia Mesoamerican Course (Text & Images). "...provides an introduction to Prehistoric Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Ancient Middle America broadly explores the nature, origin, and development of the great prehistoric cultures of these countries..." For more information see Tim Roufs' Home Page Databases JOHN MONTOGOMERY DICTIONARY OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Author: John Montgomery, Hosted by the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. Multimedia Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyps (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Available in English, Spanish & Maya Words and Syllables. John Montgomery’s Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs is "...a unique reference to the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Maya that presents over 1,200 hieroglyphs and glyph compounds. Each entry includes the hieroglyph, phonetic transcription, Mayan equivalent, part of speech, and meaning. Entries are given in alphabetical order of their phonetic spelling. Multiple indices are..." For more information see Dictionaries or the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI) MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY - Authors: Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró, Drawings by John Montgomery and Hosted by teh Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. Multimedia Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary (Text Images). Available in English, Spanish & Maya Words and Syllables. Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary "...provides translations and analyses of about 1,000 Maya hieroglyphic words and compounds, arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry will eventually include a picture of the hieroglyph as well as its transcription and a translation in English and Spanish. The Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary also provides analyses of the word or compound and cross-references to similar words and compounds..." For more information see Dictionaries or the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI) MAYAN EPIGRAPHIC DATABASE: GLYPH IMAGES - R.C. Alvarado, Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities and the Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia Multimedia English <> Mayan Dictionary (Text & Images). Mayan Epigraphic Database "...consists of a relational database of glyphs ("gnumbers"), images, phonetic values ("pvalues"), and semantic values ("svalues") according to the consensus among various American Mayanists (MacLeod and Reents-Budet 1994). Also present is the beginning of an archive of digitally transcribed Mayan texts..." For more information see Glyph Catalog or the Mayan Epigraphic Database Project Home Page Forensic Anthropology HUMAN DENTITION (QUICKTIME) - P.L. Walker, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Multimedia Human Dentition Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Human Dentition Teaching Modules include: "...Permanent Dentition (Incisors, Canines, Premolars & Molars); Deciduous Dentition (Incisors, Canines & Molars). For more information see P.L. Walker's Home Page; P.L. Walker's Faculty Home Page or the Department of Anthropology OSTEOLOGY (ANTH 451) - R.R. Donaldson, Osteology, Forensic Osteology & Taphonomy, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Australia Multimedia Osteology Course (Text & Images). Osteology Course Chapters include: "...Anatomical Orientation, Directions and Planes; Bone Types by Shape; Bone Physiology; Histology, Gross Anatomy and Embryology; Joints; Upper Limbs & Lower Limbs; Vertebrae; Pelvis; Osteology of the Skull; Healing of Fractures; etc..." For more information see Department of Anthropology OSTEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY (QUICKTIME) - J. Ahern, Biological Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming Multimedia Anthropology Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Animations & Videos/Movies). Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology & Osteology Teaching Modules include: "...Hominid Fossils; Hominid Fossil Sites; Bone Injuries & Pathology; Virtual Human Skeleton; Facial Reconstruction; Human Cranial Anatomy..." For more information see Jim Ahern's Home Page or the Department of Anthropology OSTEO INTERACTIVE - OSTEOLOGY - Authors: W.M. Bass, M. Finnegan, J. Foster, G.W. Gill, S. Rhine & R.A. Riet, and Hosted by the Knowledge Weavers Program, University of Utah School of Medicine Multimedia Osteology & Forensic Anthropology (Text & Images). Osteology & Forensic Anthropology Teaching Modules include: "...Human Osteology; Forensic Anthropology; Paleopathology & Histology..." For more information see Education Resources; Knowledge Weavers or the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Some examples of Osteology & Forensic Anthropology Teaching Modules include Human Osteology Forensic Anthropology

ICHNOLOGY Ichnology Courses & Teaching Modules INTRODUCTION TO ICHNOLOGY - A.J. Martin, Department of Environmental Studies, Emory Universtiy Multimedia Ichnology Course (Text & Images). Ichnology "...is the study of plant and animal traces. Implicit to this definition is that the traces made by plants and animals reflect some sort of behavior..." For more information see the Department of Environmental Studies PALEOBOTANY Paleobotany Databases PALEOBOTANY - Klaus-Peter Kelber, Mineralogisches Institut, Universität Würzburg Multimedia Paleobotany Databases, Resources, Indexes (Text & Images). For more information see Klaus-Peter Kelber's Home Page Botany FOR BOTANY ATLASES, CASES, COURSES, DATABASES, JOURNALS, TEXTBOOKS, VIDEOS, ETC. SEE THE BIOSCIENCE CENTER: BOTANY PALEOCLIMATOLOGY Paleoclimatology Databases PALEOCLIMATOLOGY DATA - INTERACTIVE - NOAA Paleoclimatology Program, National Climate Data Center (NCDC), NOAA Multimedia Paleoclimatology Databases (Text & Images). For more information see NOAA Paleoclimatology Program or the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) Examples of Paleoclimatology Databases include Tree-Ring Data Pollen Data Paleoclimate Model Paleocean Data Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2) and the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP)

PALEONTOLOGY: DINOSAURS, FOSSILS, ETC. Fossils DIGITAL MORPHOLOGY (QUICKTIME) - Project Director: Timothy Rowe, Digital Morphology Group, in conjunction with The University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Facility VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Digital Morphology (DigiMorph) Database & Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Applets, Slices, 3D Models, Videos/Movies). Digital Morphology (DigiMorph) is "...part of the National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Initiative, develops and serves unique 2D and 3D visualizations of the internal and external structure of living and extinct vertebrates, and..." Digital Morphology Subject Categories include: "...Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs; and Their Extinct Relatives; Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives; Birds; Alligators and Crocodiles; Sharks, Fishes and Other "Fish-like" Creatures; etc..." PALEONTOLOGY FOSSIL GALLERY - Produced by: the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the Paleontological Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and the United States Geological Survey Multimedia Paleontology Fossil Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Paleontology Portal or the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology FOSSIL HORSES - Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Multimedia Fossil Horses Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Invertebrate Paleontology Databases Invertebrate Zoology Dictionary ARMAND R. MAGGENTI ONLINE DICTIONARY OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY - Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska Multimedia Invertebrate Zoology Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology Invertebrate Paleontology Databases INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY DATABASE - Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Multimedia Invertebrate Paleontology Database (Text & Images). For more information see Invertebrate Paleontology Database Home Page; Collection Databases or the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Vertebrate Paleontology Databases VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY DATABASE - Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Multimedia Vertebrate Paleontology Database (Text & Images). For more information see Collection Databases or the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY LABORATORY COLLECTION DATABASE - Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, Austin Multimedia Vertebrate Paleontology Database (Text & Images). For more information see Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory or the Texas Memorial Museum Dinosaurs Calculators DINOSAUR SPEED CALCULATOR - Sorby Geology Group, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Dinosaur Speed Calculator "...allows you to input the trackway parameters of stride length and foot size (measured in metres) together with the conversion factor, that you want to use, to relate foot size to hip height. From these it will give estimates of the gait and speed..." For more information see Dinosaur Footprints & Eggs; Sorby Geology Group: Palaeontology or the Sorby Geology Group Dinosaur Databases, Courses, Teaching Modules AGE OF THE DINOSAURS - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, U.K. Multimedia Dinosaur Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Prehistoric Life; Science & Nature or BBCi DINO DIRECTORY - Researched, Designed and Implemented: M. Lowndes; Palaeontological consultant: A. Milner & J. Parish, Research and Curation, The Natural History Museum, London, U.K. Multimedia Dinosaur Database (Text & Images). "...a guide to 163 of the most well-described dinosaurs, including over 700 images..." For more information see Research Projects; Research and Curation or The Natural History Museum DINO RUSS'S LAIR: DINOSAUR AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY INFORMATION - R.J. Jacobson, Coal Section, Vertebrate Paleontology, Stratigraphy and Geoscience Outreach, Illinois State Geological Survey Multimedia Dinosaur Databases & Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Audio/Sound). "...DINO RUSS's LAIR primary purpose is to promote information about dinosaurs and vertebrate paleontology..." For more information see the Illinois State Geological Survey Some examples of databases include Dinosaur DIGS Dinosaur EGGS The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia Dinosaur Tracks & Traces DINOBASE - Created & Maintained by S. Cuny, Palaeontology, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, U.K. Multimedia Dinosaur Database & Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). "...Dinobase is a dinosaur database with a list of dinosaurs, a classification of dinosaur, pictures, and more... " For more information see Palaeontology Home Page DINOSAURS - Honolulu Community College, Hawaii Multimedia Dinosaur Teaching Modules (Text & Imagess). "...a unique, free, permanent exhibit of dinosaur fossils available for public viewing..." DINOSAVRICON - M. Keesey Multimedia Dinosaur Databases & Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). "...A gallery of images from many talented artists. A variety of fact-filled charts on things dinosaurian. And details on every single species of non-avian dinosaur..." THE DINOSAURIA ON-LINE DINOSAUR OMNIPEDIA - Maintained by Dinosauria On-Line on behalf of the Dinosaur Mailing List (M. Rowe) Multimedia Dinosaur Databases & Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Includes: "...Dictionary; Translation Pronunciation Guide; Anatomical Dictionary; "Type" Dictionary; The DMS Dinosaur Genera List; Dinosauria Cladogram; Geologic Ages of Earth History and Maps of Ancient Earth..."

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