Reference Materials for Writers
Most, if not all, archaeologists, whether they are professional or amateur, must spend a certain amount of time thinking and writing about the things that they find or the ideas that they have about archaeological sites. Here are a few salient references for those that write.
Writing Archaeology - A book review of Brian Fagan's Writing Archaeology
Writing Archaeology is an introduction to authoring books and articles on general archaeological topics that fairly bursts with information on everything from considering your market to writing the proposal to avoiding some of the pitfalls of the editor/agent relationship.
Writing Archaeology is an introduction to authoring books and articles on general archaeological topics that fairly bursts with information on everything from considering your market to writing the proposal to avoiding some of the pitfalls of the editor/agent relationship.
Archaeology Glossary
The About.com glossary of archaeology terms is the best on the net to date, even if I do say so myself. Here you'll find links to definitions of the most obscure terms in archaeology Binford can come up with.
The About.com glossary of archaeology terms is the best on the net to date, even if I do say so myself. Here you'll find links to definitions of the most obscure terms in archaeology Binford can come up with.
Altavista's Babel Fish
A free on-line translator, for plain text or whole web pages. Now includes Japanese, Korean, and Chinese in addition to English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese.
A free on-line translator, for plain text or whole web pages. Now includes Japanese, Korean, and Chinese in addition to English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese.
Antiquarian Book Dealers on the World Wide Web
Looking for an out of print book? Betcha can find it here!
Looking for an out of print book? Betcha can find it here!
Antiquity's Notes for Contributors
From the publishers of Antiquity, a list of suggestions for contributors.
From the publishers of Antiquity, a list of suggestions for contributors.
Aristarchos
Developed by Girolamo F. De Simone, Aristarchos is a little freeware program that will prove of terrific assistance to researchers, helping to decode references to obscure journals. Can be used in English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish.
Developed by Girolamo F. De Simone, Aristarchos is a little freeware program that will prove of terrific assistance to researchers, helping to decode references to obscure journals. Can be used in English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish.
The Dead Media Project
This peculiar web site is dedicated to extinct forms of communication, which are admittedly only of peripheral interest to archaeologists, but interesting none the less.
This peculiar web site is dedicated to extinct forms of communication, which are admittedly only of peripheral interest to archaeologists, but interesting none the less.
Digital Imprint Template
From UCLA, a very useful package to assist archaeologists in the creation of a web page based on their site reports, including step-by-step instructions.
From UCLA, a very useful package to assist archaeologists in the creation of a web page based on their site reports, including step-by-step instructions.
Geoff Carver's Bioarchaeology Translator
A comparative list of bioarchaeological terms in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish, from the inventive Geoff Carver.
A comparative list of bioarchaeological terms in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish, from the inventive Geoff Carver.
Grabungswörterbuch
A terrific German/English and English/German dictionary for technical archaeology terms, from Doris Fischer.
A terrific German/English and English/German dictionary for technical archaeology terms, from Doris Fischer.
Internet Grammar of English
An on-line course for highschool and university students, it has some uses for the professional writer as well.
An on-line course for highschool and university students, it has some uses for the professional writer as well.
Oxley and Morton's Archaeological Buzz Word Generator
A truly ridiculous site which makes fun of the constant drone of jargon you hear from archaeologists
A truly ridiculous site which makes fun of the constant drone of jargon you hear from archaeologists
The Quick MS Word to Web-Based Syllabus
Step-by-step instructions to help academics turn their syllabus into a web-ready document; from Paula Petrik at George Mason University.
Step-by-step instructions to help academics turn their syllabus into a web-ready document; from Paula Petrik at George Mason University.
Roget's Thesaurus
The online version of the reference book that drove Peter Mark Roget mad, but has become critical to many writers.
The online version of the reference book that drove Peter Mark Roget mad, but has become critical to many writers.
The SAA Style Guide
The latest editorial policy and information for authors, from the Society for American Archaeology; you can download the style guide as a .pdf, too, but it isn't on line.
The latest editorial policy and information for authors, from the Society for American Archaeology; you can download the style guide as a .pdf, too, but it isn't on line.
The SHA Style Guide
An abbreviated version of the printed style guide, plus editorial policy, and author information, from the Society for Historical Archaeology.
An abbreviated version of the printed style guide, plus editorial policy, and author information, from the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Thesis and Dissertation Advisors--On Call
Need help with that dissertation? Want to convert your thesis into a book but don't know how to start? Is English not your first language? This consortium of retired and part-time university faculty promises to give advice to the writer. No ghost-writing.
Need help with that dissertation? Want to convert your thesis into a book but don't know how to start? Is English not your first language? This consortium of retired and part-time university faculty promises to give advice to the writer. No ghost-writing.
Tomcsanyi's Archaeological Resource
Free online dictionaries for archaeologists and historians, with an emphasis on Egyptology. The foreign language dictionaries (French to English and German to English) provide context as well as definition. The dictionary of art and archaeology is in English only.
Free online dictionaries for archaeologists and historians, with an emphasis on Egyptology. The foreign language dictionaries (French to English and German to English) provide context as well as definition. The dictionary of art and archaeology is in English only.
WordNet
An on-line, combination dictionary and thesaurus, from the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University.
An on-line, combination dictionary and thesaurus, from the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University.