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FAQ: Internet Resources of Interest to Anthropologists [update]
allen lutins (al2032@CSC.ALBANY.EDU)
Sun, 25 Dec 1994 23:58:59 -0500
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Compiled By: allen h. lutins (al2032@cnsunix.albany.edu)
Release: 5.2
Last Update: December 1994
Posted to: ANTHRO-L, ARCH-L, sci.anthropology, sci.archaeology,
news.answers
Archived at: Anonymous ftp: ftp.neosoft.com (pub/users/claird/
sci.anthropology/Anthropology_network_FAQ);
ftp.anatomy.su.oz.au (/danny/anthropology/net-faq);
lucy.ukc.ac.uk (/pub/Anthropology_network_FAQ)
Gopher: ArchNet & Archaeology Information & Software (see)
WWW: http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/afaq.html;
http://www.anatomy.su.oz.au
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This list is intended for those who already have a grasp of how to use such
net tools as listserv, ftp, telnet, gopher, and World Wide Web. Feel free
to contact me with corrections, updates and comments, but if you need
further assistance in utilizing these resources, please see "Further Reading"
at the end of this document. I don't have the space to thank everyone who's
contributed so far, but i must acknowledge Peter Stott's "Internet Resources
for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and Archaeology" as a very
useful resource (can be found via gopher at una.hh.lib.umich.edu/intdirs).
Thanks also to all the wonderful people who maintain archives of this list!
-allen
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BITNET & INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUPS
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AEGEANET -- Pre-Classical Aegean World
apply to majordomo@acpub.duke.edu (message: "subscribe aegeanet")
messages to: aegeanet@acpub.duke.edu
AIA-L -- Archaeology & Technology
apply to listserv@cc.brynmawr.edu (moderated)
ANCIENT-L -- History of Ancient Mediterranean
contact Jim Cocks {jacock01@ulkyvm.bitnet}
ANE -- Ancient Near East
send message "subscribe ane" to majordomo@oi.uchicago.edu
ANSS-L -- Discussion Forum for Information Specialists in Anthropology,
Sociology and Related Fields
apply to listserv@uci.edu
ANTHAP -- Applied anthropology news, announcements, jobs, etc.
(open only to members of Society for Applied Anthropology or National
Association of Practicing Anthropologists)
apply to anthap-request@oakland.bitnet {not a server}
ANTHRO-L -- Anthropology
apply to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
ARCH-L -- Archaeology
apply to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu
ARCH-THEORY -- Archaeological theory in Europe
send message "join arch-theory {your-name}" to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
(messages go to arch-theory@mailbase.ac.uk)
ARCHSTUD -- Archaeology students
apply to listserv@suvm.syr.edu
ARTIFACT -- Material culture study/methods
apply to listserv@umdd.bitnet OR listserv@umdd.umd.edu
ASAONET -- Anthropology of Oceania
apply to listserv@uicvm.uic.edu or listserv@uicvm.bitnet
AZTLAN -- Mesoamerican studies
apply to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
CBR-L -- Craniofacial Biology Research
send message "SUBSCRIBE CBR-L" (without quotes) to majordomo@po.cwru.edu
CROSS-L -- Cross-Cultural Research in Information
contact Roberto Evaristo {evaristo@umnsom.bitnet}
DARWIN-L -- Cultural Evolution
apply to listserv@iris.uncg.edu
DEVEL-L -- Technology transfer in international development
apply to listserv@auvm.bitnet
EAAN -- East Asian Archaeology Network (early East Asian Archaeology and
History)
send message "subscribe eaan" (without quotes; also without signature and
subject line, if possible) to lstsrv@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
ETHMUS-L -- Ethnomusicology
apply to listserv@umdd.bitnet
ETHNET-L -- Irish & British Ethnography
contact Mark Shutes {fr191601@ysub.ysu.edu} or Lee Komito
{lkomito@irlearn.ucd.ie}
ETHNO -- Ethnomethodology/conversation analysis
apply to comserve@rpiecs.bitnet
messages to ethno@rpiecs.bitnet
ETHNOHIS -- Ethnology and history
apply to listserv@hearn.bitnet
FOLKLORE -- Folklore
apply to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu
HISTARCH -- Historical Archaeology
apply to listserv@asuacad.bitnet or listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
HUMBIO-L -- Human Biology
apply to humbio-request@acc.fau.edu
HUMEVO -- Human Evolution
apply to listeserv@gwuvm.bitnet
INTERCUL -- Intercultural communication
apply to comserve@rpiecs.bitnet
messages to intercul@rpiecs.bitnet
JWA -- Journal of World Anthropology
apply to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (back-issues available via buffalo
gopher; see below)
LORE -- Folklore
apply to listserv@ndsuvm1.bitnet
MAPC -- Materialist Anthropology and the Production of Culture Workshop
apply to listserv@utoronto.bitnet
MUSEUM-L -- Museum issues
apply to listserv@unmvma.unm.edu or listserv@unmmvm.bitnet
NAGPRA-L -- Discussion of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act
apply to majordomo@world.std.com
NAT-EDU -- Native American education issues
apply to listserv@ [??? need address of correct listserver]
NAT-HEALTH -- Native American health issues
apply to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu
NAT-LANG -- Native American indigenous languages
apply to listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu
PACARC-L -- Pacific Rim archaeology
apply to listserv@wsuvm1.bitnet
PAN -- Physical Anthropology News List
apply to listserv@gwuvm.bitnet
ROCK-ART -- Petroglyphs, pictographs, etc.
apply to listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
SAS-net -- Society for Archaeological Sciences (primarily for members)
contact Jim Burton {jhburton@macc.wisc.edu}
XCULT-X -- Intercultural communication
apply to listserv@umrvmb.bitnet
XYLHIST-L -- History & archaeology of timber-framed construction
apply to listserv@bloxwich.demon.co.uk
USENET DISCUSSION GROUPS
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Name Topic
---- -----
alt.native Native American issues (superceded by
soc.culture.native)
rec.food.historic ancient foods
sci.anthropology anthropology
sci.anthropology.paleo evolution of humans and other primates
sci.archaeology archaeology
sci.archaeology.mesoamerica archaeology of Mesoamerica
soc.culture.native Native American issues (supercedes alt.native)
sci.lang linguistics
soc.misc miscellaneous social issues
soc.* issues pertaining to culture area/country "*"
(numerous!)
PROGRAMS AND FILES VIA ANONYMOUS FTP
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ANTHAP (Applied Anthropology Computer Network) archives
vela.acs.oakland.edu /pub/anthap
Anthropology/archaeology information and software
ftp.neosoft.com /pub/users/claird/sci.anthropology
Anthropology Hypertext Book (Hypercard stack for Macintosh)
sumex-aim.stanford.edu /info-mac/info/nms
Archaeology software and Society for Archaeological Sciences database;
Use "cd [.archaeometry]"
grv.dsir.govt.nz /Archaeometry and /sas
Census information
info.umd.edu /info/Government/US/Cesus-90
Computing & Humanities archive
ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu /hcf
CSAC Ethnographics Gallery/Intermedia Library (also available via gopher,
WAIS, WWW, etc; use same address (e.g., http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk for WWW)
lucy.ukc.ac.uk
Egyptology resources [also available via World Wide Web]
newton.newton.cam.ac.uk /pub/ancient
Fourth World Documentation Project--Information on indigenous peoples
[also available via gopher and World Wide Web]
ftp.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP
GIS software (OzGIS)
oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/mapping
Library of Congress on-line museum exhibits
seq1.loc.gov /pub/vatican.exhibit & pub/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit
Linguistics archive: syllabi, handouts, fonts, lexica, software, papers,
digests, more!
ftp.uu.net /pub/linguistics
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project (also available via gopher and WWW)
jefferson.village.virginia.edu /pub/publications/med
Native American information
ftp.cit.cornell.edu /pub/special/NativeProfs/usenet
Radiocarbon calibration program for IBMs
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/calib
sci.anthropology.paleo newsgroup archives
joyce.cs.su.oz.au /danny/sci.anthropology.paleo
Shamanism-General Overview--Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
rtfm.mit.edu /pub/usenet-by-group/sci.anthropology/
Shamanism-General_Overview
State Dept. travel Advisories
rascal.ics.utexas.edu /misc/misc
USGS maps
isdres.er.usgs.gov
USGS maps, census data, etc.
spectrum.xerox.com /pub/map
Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists [also available via gopher]
ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
GOPHER SERVERS
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Acadame This Week (Chronicle of Higher Education; new issue every Tuesday
at noon; extensive digest, includes articles, listings of jobs, conferences,
grants, etc.)
chronicle.merit.edu
ANTHAP (Applied Anthropology Computer Network) archives
gopher.acs.oakland.edu; select `Applied Anthropology Computer Network'
Anthropology information
toto.ycc.yale.edu 7000; select `Archaeology Academics' from the phone book
uniwa.uwa.edu.au; select `Departmental', then `people with a common
interest'
Archnet (Prehistoric archaeology of the Northeast)
spirit.lib.uconn.edu [also available via World Wide Web]
Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
gopher ucmp1.berkeley.edu
Bishop Museum [Access to nearly every museum that's on the Internet!]
bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
Buffalo server ["Worldwide E-mail directory of anthropologists" back-issues
of "Journal of World Anthropology", etc.; also available via ftp]
wings.buffalo.edu; select "Academic & Departmental Information,"
then "Academic Departments and Research Centers" then "Anthropology
Department"
Center for World Indigenous Studies/Fourth World Documentation Project
[also available via World Wide Web and ftp]
fir.cic.net; select Politics; Fourth.World
Classics and Archaeology [also available via World Wide Web]
rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu
Exploratorium of Science and Art (museum)
gopher.exploratorium.edu
Flora Mesoamericana [also available via World Wide Web]
gopher2.nhm.ac.uk:70/11botany/.florames
Georgia Anthro (inc. general southeastern anthropology, CRM, etc.)
julian.dac.uga.edu
Historical documents
scilibx.ucsc.edu; select items 7 (The Library), then 3 (Electronic Books
and Other Texts), then 19 (Historical Documents)
Human Genome News
gopher.gdb.org; select Genome Project, Human Genome News
Library of Congress Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual
Electronic Library
marvel.loc.gov; or telnet to marvel.loc.gov and login as "marvel"
Material Culture Resources
info.umd.edu; select "Educational Resources", "Colleges and Schools at
UMCP", "College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU)", "Departments, Programs
and Majors", "American Studies", "Material Culture Resources"
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project [also available via ftp and World Wide Web]
jefferson.village.virginia.edu
Museum
ulkyvm.louisville.edu; select "Some Other..." then "Museums"
Native American Issues and Culture
absolut.gmu.edu
Native American Net Server
alpha1.csd.uwm.edu; select "UWM Information"
Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale University) collections data
gopher.peabody.yale.edu
Primate Information
saimiri.primate.wisc.edu
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
nmnh.si.edu
Society for American Archaeology Bulletin
alishaw.ucsb.edu
UC-Berkeley Museum
ucmp1.berkeley.edu
USGS data & reports
merlot.welch.jhu.edu; select the following menu choices from each
succeeding menu: 13 (search/retrieve software), 8 (search/retreive
graphics), 3 (search all), then 2 (graphics software).
World Heritage Gopher (Inst. for Global Communications/Int'l Council on
Monuments & Sites) [also available via World Wide Web]
hpb.hwc.ca
Worldwide E-mail directory of anthropologists -- See "Buffalo Server" above
WORLD WIDE WEB SERVERS
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{Note: Web servers are being added on a daily basis--it is hard to keep up
with them all! Many of these pages will provide links to other pages of
anthropological interest, some added too recently to include in this list;
i recommend checking the Stanford University Home Page.}
Archaeological Field Work Opportunities
http://durendal.cit.cornell.edu/TestPit.html
Archnet (Prehistoric archaeology of the northeast) [also available via gopher]
http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/HTML/archnet.html
Center for World Indigenous Studies/Fourth World Documentation Project
[also available via gopher and ftp]
http://http.halcyon.com/FWDP/fwdp.html
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology World Wide Web server
[also available via gopher]
http://rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu/welcome.html
Egyptology Resources [also available via ftp]
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt
Exploratorium of Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Flora Mesoamericana [also available via gopher]
http://straylight.tamu.edu/MoBot/FM/fm_introduction.html
Gopher Site List
http://ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu/~marc/gophers.html {under construction}
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford
http://www.rsl.ox.ac.uk/isca/
Human Genome Network
http://www/gdb.org/hopkins.html
London Museum of Natural History
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project [also available via ftp and gopher]
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/med/medwww.html
NativeNet Information Server
http://ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu/~marc/native_main.html
Oriental Institute
http://csmaclab-www.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
Other Museums
http://meteora.ucsd.edu:80/~norman/paris/
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/scripts/JASON.html
Palynology/paleoecology
http://life.anu.edu.au/landscape_ecology/pollen.html
Southampton University Archaeology Department
http://avebury.arch.soton.ac.uk/arch_top.html
Stanford University Anthropology Home Page Server:
http://akebono.stanford.edu/yahoo/Science/Anthropology_and_Archaeology
Theoretical Anthropology (Electronic Journal)
http://www.univie.ac.at:8088/ethno
UC-Berkeley Museum of Paleontology hypertext server
http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu:80/welcome.html
University of Michigan Papyrology Collection
http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/HomePage.html
World Heritage Materials {see World Heritage Gopher, above}
http://hpb.hwc.ca:7002/world.heritage.html;
http://hpb.hwc.ca:7002/heritage.list.html; etc.
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS & ARCHIVES
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Anthropology News Network (Makes anthropological perspectives on news
and issues available to the public)
Contact Fred Skanes {fskanes@kean.ucs.mun.ca} for more information.
Coombspapers Data Bank (Electronic repository of social science &
humanities research papers and documents)
ftp to coombs.anu.edu.au & get file INDEX from directory
`coombspapers' (available via Gopher as well).
World Systems Archive (Announcements, documents, data, biographical and
publications information)
ftp to csf.colorado.edu and connect to directory `wsystems'.
OTHER SOURCES OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL INFORMATION/SOFTWARE
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"Internet Resources for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and
Archaeology" (document)
Gopher to una.hh.lib.umich.edu and choose "intdirs"
National Archaeological Database
Telnet to cast.uark.edu; login as "nadb" (omit quotes; use lower-case
only).
FURTHER READING
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"Everybody's Guide to the Internet" by Adam Gaffin. MIT Press, $14.95.
Excellent beginner's guide.
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet" by Peter Kent. Alpha Books,
$19.95. Another in the beginner's guide genre.
"The Internet Companion, A Beginner's Guide To Global Networking by Tracy
LaQuey with Jeanne C. Ryer." Addison-Wesley Publishing. Includes a detailed
history of the Internet, a discussion on "netiquette" (network etiquette),
and how to find resources on the net.
"The Internet Yellow Pages" by Harley Hahn & Rick Stout. Osborne McGraw-
Hill, $27.95. An excellent, comprehensive guide to Internet resources highly
recommended & new for 1994!
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