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Suggested Databases

What is a database?

Think of databases as online collections of resources (eBooks, academic articles, streaming video, etc). The databases listed below are some of the best for researching topics related to archaeology.

What is the difference between One Search and a database?

One Search is not a database but a search box. While you can search multiple database at once using One Search you will search the database collections listed below separately. The search strategies will be the same.

Asian Film Online: Volume I
Collection of over 1,000 narrative feature films and documentaries on themes relevant to Asian Culture.
Credo Reference
General reference source of encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations and bilingual dictionaries. Its full-text content covers every major subject. Try the Concept Map option.
Daily Life Through History
Provides details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.
eBook Collection
Ethnographic Video Online: Volume I
Collection of videos focusing on the study of human culture, behavior and society around the world.
Science Direct
Provides access to peer-reviewed full-text scientific, technical and medical content that includes interactive elements in articles such as audio, video, graphs, tables and images
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps
Access to more than 660,000 large–scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities from 1867–1970.