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ARTH 1413: The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

This guide includes resources and suggestions essential to completing your research for Professor Mark Garrison's "The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt."

Finding Background Information Online and in the LIbrary

At different points in the research process, you may need general or summary information about a topic.  The databases and reference books listed below provide concise background and contextual information.  

To help you to find it more easily, each book title listed below includes a location and alphanumeric code. Most books are located on shelves the 2nd and 4th floor. These are the "stacks." Books in the "ref" or reference area are located on the 3rd floor. 

Online Reference Sources

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Historical Dictionary of Egypt. Stacks DT75 G65 1994

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. 3 vols. REF DT59 O94 2001

Princeton Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. REF DT58 S55 2008

Reference Sources

British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egypt. Stacks DT 83 J35 2005

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum.  Stacks  NK 4640 C6 

Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Stacks DT 83 O95 2003

Atlases

Atlas of Ancient Egypt.  REF G 1046 E15 G613 1985

Atlas of Classical History. 5th ed. REF G 1033 G65 1994

World Atlas of Archaeology.  REF G 1046 E15 G613 1985