Physical Anthropology: Find Articles
Guide for students and faculty researching topics related to physical/biological anthropology.
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Multidisciplinary Databases
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Academic Search PremierProvides selected full text, scholarly, and peer reviewed articles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Google ScholarGoogle Scholar searches the academic, scholarly Web for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles. Searching Google Scholar from the Portland State University Library will identify full text articles available from PSU Library resources as well as open access articles from other universities and colleges.
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JSTORContains full text articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage of most journals starts from the beginning of a journal's publication and typically excludes the most recent three to five years. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Primary Physical Anthropology Databases
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Web of ScienceMaintains citation searching for high impact research journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences and includes emerging sources citation indexing from 2005.
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Anthropology PlusIndexes articles and essays on anthropology, archaeology, and related fields. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Anthropological IndexContains articles from international anthropology and archaeology journals from the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Centre for Anthropology, British Museum.
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AnthroSourceProvides full text access to selected anthropology journals from the American Anthropological Association (AAA).
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All the World's PrimatesComprehensive online resource for primate information detailing habitat, social behavior, diet, physical measurements, risks of extinction, and other facts critical to understanding primate lives. This resource works best with the Internet Explorer browser.
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PrimateLitIndexes article and book citations on topics related to nonhuman primates. Covers 1940 to the present.
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Zoological RecordContains citations for zoological and animal science literature from biochemistry to veterinary medicine.
Related Databases
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Bibliography of Native North AmericansCovers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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SpringerLink - Springer online journals and ebooksOffers full-text access to Springer scientific journals and ebooks.
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ScienceDirectOffers full-text access to articles in Elsevier journals covering multiple subjects such as genetics, biology, chemistry, engineering, earth and planetary sciences, materials science, and medicine,