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FAQ: Internet Resources of Interest to Anthropologists
Allen Lutins (al2032@CSC.ALBANY.EDU)
Sat, 9 Jul 1994 11:45:56 -0400
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Compiled By: allen h. lutins (al2032@thor.albany.edu)
Release: 5.1
Last Update: July 1994
Posted to: ANTHRO-L, ARCH-L, sci.anthropology, sci.archaeology
Archived at: Gopher: ArchNet; Archaeology Information & Software
Anonymous ftp: ftp.neosoft.com (in directory
pub/users/claird/sci.anthropology/Anthropology_network_FAQ)
and lucy.ukc.ac.uk
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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 the list 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 (write to him for a copy: pstott@jade.tufts.edu)
-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)
ARTIFACT -- Material culture study/methods
apply to listserv@umdd.bitnet
ASAONET -- Anthropology of Oceania
apply to listserv@uicvm.uic.edu or listserv@uicvm.bitnet
AZTLAN-L -- Mesoamerican studies
apply to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.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
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
NATIVE-L -- Native Cultures
contact Gary Trujillo {gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us}
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
USENET DISCUSSION GROUPS
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Name Topic
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alt.native Native American issues
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
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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ftp.cit.cornell.edu /pub/special/NativeProfs/usenet
Native American information
ftp.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP
Fourth World Documentation Project--Information on indigenous peoples
ftp.neosoft.com /pub/users/claird/sci.anthropology
Anthropology/archaeology information and software
ftp.uu.net /pub/linguistics
Linguistics archive: syllabi, handouts, fonts, lexica, software, papers,
digests, more!
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/calib
Radiocarbon calibration program for IBMs
grv.dsir.govt.nz /Archaeometry and /sas
Archaeology software and Society for Archaeological Sciences database;
Use "cd [.archaeometry]"
info.umd.edu /info/Government/US/Cesus-90
Census information
isdres.er.usgs.gov
USGS maps
jefferson.village.virginia.edu /pub/publications/med
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project (scheduled to open in September; also
available via gopher and WWW)
joyce.cs.su.oz.au /danny/sci.anthropology.paleo
Archives for the sci.anthropology.paleo newsgroup
oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/mapping
GIS software (OzGIS)
rascal.ics.utexas.edu /misc/misc
State Dept. travel Advisories
rtfm.mit.edu
/pub/usenet-by-group/sci.anthropology/Shamanism-General_Overview
Shamanism-General Overview-Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
seq1.loc.gov /pub/vatican.exhibit & pub/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit
On-line museum exhibits
sparky2.esd.mun.ca /pub
Geology software
spectrum.xerox.com /pub/map
USGS maps, census data, etc.
ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu /hcf
"Computing & Humanities" archive
ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu anthro-l
Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists (can also be searched via
gopher; see below)
vela.acs.oakland.edu /pub/anthap
ANTHAP (Applied Anthropology Computer Network) archives
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.)
Server: chronicle.merit.edu
ANTHAP (Applied Anthropology Computer Network) archives
Server: gopher.acs.oakland.edu; select `Applied Anthropology Computer
Network'.
Anthropology information
Server: toto.ycc.yale.edu 7000 select `Archaeology Academics' from the
phone book.
Server: uniwa.uwa.edu.au; select `Departmental', then `people with a
common interest'
Archaeology information/software
Server: ftp.tex.ac.uk; select item 4 (Archaeology)
Archnet (Prehistoric archaeology of the Northeast)
Server: spirit.lib.uconn.edu [OR use World Wide Web server; see below]
Bishop Museum [Access to nearly every museum that's on the Internet!]
Server: bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
Buffalo server ["Worldwide E-mail directory of anthropologists" and back-
issues of "Journal of World Anthropology"; both also available via ftp;
(see above)]
Server: wings.buffalo.edu. Select "Academic & Departmental Information,"
then "Academic Departments," then "Anthropology Department"
Classics and Archaeology
Server: rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu [OR use World Wide Web server; see
below]
Georgia Anthro (inc. general southeastern anthropology, CRM, etc.)
Server: julian.dac.uga.edu
Historical documents
Server: scilibx.ucsc.edu; select items 7 (The Library), then 3
(Electronic
Books and Other Texts), then 19 (Historical Documents).
Library of Congress Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual
Electronic Library
Server: marvel.loc.gov; or telnet to marvel.loc.gov and login as
"marvel".
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project (scheduled to open in September)
Server: jefferson.village.virginia.edu [or use ftp {above} or WWW
{below}]
Native American Issues and Culture
Server: absolut.gmu.edu
Primate Information Net
Server: gopher.primate.wisc.edu
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Server: nmnh.si.edu
UC-Berkeley Museum
Server: ucmp1.berkeley.edu
USGS data & reports
Server: 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).
Worldwide E-mail directory of anthropologists
Server: wings.buffalo.edu; select "Academic & Departmental Information,"
then "Academic Departments," then "Anthropology Department," and
finally "WEDA" (also available as a file via ftp; see above).
WORLD WIDE WEB SERVERS
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Archaeological Field Work Opportunities
Server: http://durendal.cit.cornell.edu/TestPit.html
Archnet (Prehistoric archaeology of the northeast)
Server: http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/HTML/archnet.html [or use gopher
server; see above]
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology World Wide Web server
Server: http://rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu/welcome.html [or use gopher
server; see above]
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project
Server: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/med/medwww.html
[or use ftp or gopher; see above]
Oriental Institute
Server: http://csmaclab-www.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
Palynology/paleoecology
Server: http://life.anu.edu.au/landscape_ecology/pollen.html
Southampton University Archaeology Department {under construction at time
of writing}
Server: http://avebury.arch.soton.ac.uk/arch_top.html
Theoretical Anthropology (Electronic Journal)
Server: http://www.univie.ac.at:8088/ethno
UC-Berkeley Museum of Paleontology hypertext server
Server: http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu:80/welcome.html
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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HNSource (Central Information Server for Historians)
For list of gophers with Native American information, telnet to
history.cc.ukans.edu; login as history; select "Index of Resources", then
"Resources organized by region", then North America", then (almost at the
bottom of the list) "Native American Gopher Sites".
National Archaeological Database
Telnet to cast.uark.edu; login as "nadb" (omit quotes; use lower-case
only).
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