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Anthropology

This guide is an introduction to resources and research tips that may be helpful to students in Anthropology courses at Okanagan College http://libguides.okanagan.bc.ca/anthropology

Background Information

What are they?
Background sources (commonly referred to as reference sources) include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and directories.

After you've chosen a topic to research, you will need to search for information that will introduce you to the topic. Background sources provide you with:

Important dates or events definitions keywords introduction to main issues list of sources to start research

Background Sources

Find definitions


Encyclopedia of Anthropology.  e-Book. Birx, H. James  Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc. 2006

Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology  By: Orser, Charles E. London : Routledge. 2002. eBook., Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology : An Encyclopedia  e-Book.  Warms, Richard L.  McGee, R. Jon Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc. 2013

See also Okanagan College online resources for Anthropology

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