The place to start a literature review for archaeological research on a particular site or culture is the Internet: but bear in mind that it is only a place to start. Begin by developing a list of keywords to search on. These will come in handy when you progress to your local library as well.
Picking a Keyword
Keywords that will provide you with the best results are two and three word strings that include specific information. The more you know about the site, the better you will be to identify useful information. I've attempted to amass information about many of the sites and cultures of the world at the Archaeology at About.com website, information which can be retrieved using the glossary or by using the About.com's search engine. I would suggest that you use the About archaeology search engine to find basic information about a particular site or culture, and then graduate to Google or Yahoo if you can't find what you need here.
For example, if you were going to look for information about Pompeii, one of the best known archaeological sites in the world, putting in the keyword "Pompeii" into Google or Yahoo will bring nearly 2 million references to a miscellany of sites, some with useful but many more with not-useful information. If you have looked here you will know that the University of Bradford has been conducting research at Pompeii for the last few years, combining "Pompeii" and "Bradford" will take you instantly to the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii.
Useful Internet Sources for Archaeology
Each of these database collections can be searched for data about archaeological sites or concepts. You'll have to do some exploration to find the ones that are most useful for your project.
