Archaeology

Collection overview

The collection covers all areas of archaeology, and is particularly strong in British Archaeology

The Rapid Reference section can be found adjacent to the History periodicals – this includes dictionaries, handbooks and guides to place names

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Collection location

Many Archaeology books are located on the 5th floor
All Archaeology books available on open access in the History collection will display the location ARCHAEOLOGY, with the classmark prefix 63 eg ARCHAEOLOGY 5th Floor (63) LAD Loc
Most periodicals are shelved in a separate alphabetical sequence of History and Archaeology periodicals on the 3rd floor South Block. See the: A-Z list of SHL History journals and A-Z list of SHL History eJournals
Recent issues of periodicals are on display bays in the Periodicals Library, 5th floor. For more information on finding journals, see our journals resources page
Some items are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service. Please request at the Circulation desk on the 4th floor.
To locate individual titles use the online catalogue

Related collections

Anthropology collection (within the Sociology collection)
History collection
History of Science collection
Map collection
Special Collections and Archives
Dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference works in the Information Centre, 4th floor

Classmarks for Archaeology

All classmarks in this collection have a numerical prefix of 63, eg ARCHAEOLOGY 5th Floor (63) LAD Loc

Archaeological methods: LAD

Archaeology in general: LA

Biological remains: LAJ

British archaeology: MU4

Dating techniques: LAB

Egyptian archaeology: LM

European archaeology, general: M4

Greek archaeology: LP

Mesopotamian archaeology: LJ4

Neolithic: KFK

Palaeolithic: KFJ

Pottery: LAP

Prehistoric archaeology: KFC

Roman archaeology: LS

Science in archaeology: LAB

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

For more information about Archaeology collections in other libraries, please see the Guide to History Libraries and Collections in London, available in printed and electronic form www.shl.lon.ac.uk/his/introhis.html. Of particular interest is the Institute of Archaeology Library, which is part of UCL Library.

You can also consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk.