Ancient Near East

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Articles and Databases

Année philologique (1969-present)

Primarily classical Greece and Rome , with some coverage of the ancient Near East
Language, literature, history, art, archaeology, philosophy, and religion

Anthropology plus

Covers some archaeological journals
Bibliography of the history of art
Covers some topics in ancient art and archaeology

Catalogue de l'École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem (CD-ROM)
UP Copy: Call # BS511.2.E26 2000, Arts & Humanities Ready Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee (inquire at desk)

Electronic edition of the card catalog database for the École biblique's library
Comprehensive coverage of Biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies, archaeology, and related disciplines

FRANCIS (1984-present)

Covers range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities and social sciences
Strong in religion, the history of art, psychology, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature.
Wide range of materials, including serials, journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, French dissertations, exhibition catalogs, legislation, teaching materials, and reports.

IBZ: Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur (1984-present)

Indexes multidisciplinary journals with a strong European content
Indexes European-language journals in the humanities and social sciences

JSTOR

Full-text, full-image archive of journals in a various humanities and social sciences disciplines, including many journals in classical literature and archaeology
Some content back to the nineteenth century
Content excludes the most recent three to five years

ProQuest Direct

Over five thousand magazines and scholarly journals
Especially useful for current national and world news, contemporary topics, and popular culture
"Get It" feature will retrieve full text online

TOCS-IN: Tables of Content of Journals of Interest to Classicists

Journals in classics, religious studies, and the ancient Near East
Indexes about 160 journals and some collections of articles, such as Festschriften
Free resource offered by CHASS (Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Toronto)
Free resource offered by CHASS (Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Toronto)

Books

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Selected Reference Works

Civilizations of the ancient Near East.
UP Copy: Call # DS57.C55 1995 (4 vols.), Arts & Humanities Ready Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee

Dictionary of the Ancient Near East.
UP Copy: Call # DS56.D5 2000, Arts & Humanities Ready Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee

New encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the Holy Land.
UP Copy: Call # DS111.A2N488 1993 Q (4vols.), Arts & Humanities Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee

The Oxford classical dictionary, 3rd ed. rev.
UP Copy: Call # DE5.O9 2003, Arts & Humanities Ready Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee

The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East.
UP Copy: Call # DS56.O9 1997 (5 vols.), Arts & Humanities Ready Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee

Web Sites

The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary Project (PSD), a growing online dictionary of the Sumerian language: http://psd.museum.upenn.edu/

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park , interactive video, audio, timelines, and pictures, sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority: http://www.archpark.org.il/

The Ancient Cyuprus Web Project: http://www.ancientcyprus.ac.uk/

Ancient Greek World Virtual Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html

Etana, Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives. Links to texts and internet resources for study of the Ancient Near East: http://www.etana.org/