1. To locate an article in a scholarly journal, do a keyword or subject heading search in one of the databases listed on this web site. Remember to limit by "scholarly journals". Examples of keyword search statements:
aztec culture
aztec religio*
maya* calendar
2. To locate an article in an anthropology encyclopedia, select one of the encyclopedias listed on the left and search by the topic.
3. To locate a book, do a search in the
WSU Libraries Online Catalog. Examples of keyword search statements include:
maya*
maya* temple*
hopi antiquit*
4. Consider terms related to "archaeology" that could be used in a search on your topic, e.g.
antiquities, ancient, excavations, prehistory.
5. Consider truncating terms in your search statement with an asterisk to find alternative endings/spellings. For example, "archaeolog*" will find "archaeology" and "archaeological".
