ARCHAEOLOGY A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Archaeology BOOKS The main Archaeology collections are located on the Second Floor (Penrose Section), with classmarks beginning CC and D-F. The oversize sequence precedes the main sequence.
The general arrangement is as follows:
Archaeological science and history (CC)
CC 1-960
Archaeology (general)
CC 72-130
Philosophy and theory of archaeology (includes methodology)
CC 135-140
Antiquities (includes preservation, restoration and conservation)
CC 200-960
Miscellaneous subjects in archaeology (includes bells, crosses, stone heaps, cairns and hill figures)
Archaeology of geographic regions, including excavations (D-F)
D
Europe (general)
DK
Russia and Poland
DA
Great Britain
DL
Northern Europe and Scandinavia
DB
Austria, Czechoslovakia
DP
Spain and Portugal
DC
France
DQ
Switzerland
DD
Germany
DR
Balkans
DE
Greco-Roman World
DS
Asia
DF
Greece
DT
Africa
DG
Italy
DU
Australasia, Pacific
DH-DJ
Netherlands
E
North America
DJK
Eastern Europe
F
Latin America
Works on the prehistory of specific countries are shelved within the history of the country. Works on early peoples and tribes are also generally shelved according to their country of origin.
Other key subject areas for students of archaeology include biological anthropology, Assyriology and Egyptology. Works on these subjects are broadly classified and shelved as follows:
Biological anthropology GN 49-298 (Second Floor, Garden Wing)
Physical anthropology (including human evolution)
GN 700-806 (Second Floor, Garden Wing)
Prehistoric archaeology
QH, QM, QP (Mezzanine)
Human biology (including genetics, anatomy and physiology)
Assyriology PJ 3101-3971 (First Floor, Penrose Section)
Akkadian language and literature
PJ 4001-4091 (First Floor, Penrose section)
Sumerian language and literature
Egyptology BL 2420-2460 (First Floor, Garden Wing)
Ancient Egyptian religion
PJ 1001-1989 (First Floor, Penrose section)
Egyptian language and literature
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website: www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals Relevant titles include:
Classmark:
Holdings:
Antiquity
CC 1.A6
Vol. 1-83 (1927-2009)
Britannia
BRI (in Basement)
Vol. 1-49 (1970-2018)
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
GN 1.M31
Vol. 1-18 (1995-2012)
Man: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Inst.
GN 1.M3
Vol. 5-29 (1970-1994)
Medieval Archaeology
CC 1.M4
Vol. 1-58 (1957-2014)
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
CC 23.P7
Vol. 1-84 (1935-2018)
World Archaeology
CC 1.W6
Vol. 1-43 (1969-2011)
Recent, unbound issues are shelved in the Periodicals Area on the Ground Floor. Runs of bound journals are generally shelved in the Penrose section on the First and Second Floors (before the main sequences). Older volumes are shelved in Chapel Basement, arranged alphabetically by title or by name of issuing institution. E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides (see overleaf).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk
Recommended resources include:
Anthropology Plus
Archaeology Data Service
British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies: Anthropology
Web of Science
The Department of Archaeology also provides links to relevant resources on its website: www.arch.cam.ac.uk/
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
University Library
Haddon Library
Earth Sciences Library
Seeley Historical Library
Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff.
Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.