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 6th floor
All Archaeology books available on open access in the History collection will display the location ARCHAEOLOGY, with the classmark prefix 63 eg ARCHAEOLOGY 6th floor (63) LAD Loc
Most periodicals are shelved in a separate alphabetical sequence of History and Archaeology periodicals next to the books in the History collection. See the: A-Z list of SHL History journals and A-Z list of SHL History e-journals
Recent issues of periodicals are on display bays in the Periodicals Room – 4th 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 Stack Service 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 6th floor (63) LAD Loc

LAD	Archaeological methods
LA	Archaeology in general
LAJ	Biological remains
MU4	British archaeology
LAB	Dating techniques
LM	Egyptian archaeology
M4	European archaeology, general
LP	Greek archaeology
LJ4	Mesopotamian archaeology
KFK	Neolithic
KFJ	Palaeolithic
LAP	Pottery
KFC	Prehistoric archaeology
LS	Roman archaeology
LAB	Science in archaeology

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.