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Evanston IL 60208-1330
Phone: 847-491-5402
Email:anthropology@northwestern.edu
Department web site:
http://www.anthropology.northwestern.edu/

NUsearch is the library's tool for finding books, journals, videos, images, and more (both physical and electronic) in the library collections.

Searching Methods

Searching by keyword

Try using the following words along with a country name, region and/or type of site (ex. Peru, Andean region, cave dwelling) or name of a specific group or tribe of people (ex. Inca)

• excavations - archaeology
• antiquities
• archaeology

Searching for specific sites

The name of the archaeological site is usually a Subject Heading.  Use the Advanced Search to search for the site name under Subject.  Here are some examples:

• Michilimackinac
• Cahokia
• Chichen Itza
• Olduvai Gorge

Searching for sites by state or province

To locate archaeological sites in Canada and the United States (no particular site) use the following format: province or state followed by the word antiquities.

• Illinois - antiquities
• Nova Scotia - antiquities

To locate sites by any other country (no particular site) use the following subject heading structure: 

• Peru -- antiquities
• Russia -- antiquities