Anthropology Information on the Web

General Anthropology Resources:

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet (http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm) – from the American Anthropological Association
• Anthropology in the News (http://anthropology.tamu.edu/news.htm) – Links to breaking news stories; a constantly-changing site
• Comprehensive list of anthropological sources on the WWW(http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html)

Physical Anthropology and Archaeology:

• National archeological database (http://www.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nadb/)

Belief Systems:

• Academic Info Religions Gateway (http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html)
• Beliefnet (http://beliefnet.com) – the site works best in I.E.
• Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/)
• Open Directory: Society – Religions and Spirituality (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/) – quality of sites listed is variable, but covers an enormous range of topics.
• The Pluralism Project (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/pluralism)
• Religious Tolerance (http://www.religioustolerance.org)
• The True Religion (http://thetruereligion.org/index.htm) – Islam from an Islamic perspective
• Virtual Religion Index (http://virtualreligion.net/vri/) – Offered through Rutgers University

Cultural Anthropology:

• Country profiles (http://www.eldis.org/country) – From ELDIS, a portal for information on developing nations.
• Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html) – Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. (From the Library of Congress)
• Cultural Profiles Project (http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/index.html) – Over 100 profiles of different cultures, developed in association with the AMNI Centre at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto
• Ethnographic studies resources (http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html)
• Kinship and Social Organization: an interactive tutorial (http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/kintitle.html)
• Silicon Valley Cultures Project (http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/anthropology/svcp/)
• What is Culture? (http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_culture/culture-index.html)

Food and Culture:

• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition USDA (http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html)
• Culinary History Timelines (http://www.foodtimeline.org/food1.html)
• Ethnic/Cultural and Special Audience Food Guide Pyramids (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000023.html)
• Food & Society (http://www.foodandsociety.org/) – Food Systems and Rural Development initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
• Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org/)
• Food Culture (http://www.open2.net/everwondered_food/culture/culture_index.htm) – from Open University, United Kingdom
• Food & Nutrition Information Center (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/) – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Global Gourmet (http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/) – Cuisine & recipes by country
• HelpSCC (http://www.helpscc.org/) – Information & Referral Database for aid related organizations in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties.
• NutritionData (http://www.nutritiondata.com/)
• United Way of Silicon Valley (http://www.uwsv.org/)
• World Food Program (http://www.wfp.org/) – A United Nations program

(For additional links related to this topic, check the Library's Global/Multicultural Resources on the Web .)

Native Peoples:

• Native American Anthology (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/NAINRES.HTM)
• NativeWeb> (http://www.nativeweb.org/) – information on indigenous cultures worldwide
• WestWeb: Native Peoples of the American West (http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/indian.html)

Specific Cultures:

• Arab Culture and Civilization (http://arabworld.nitle.org/)
• Basque Oral History Project (http://www.basquemuseum.com/oralhistory/)

 

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