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Biological Anthropology

Shelf surfing is a good way to find books that are not easily found in the catalog. Knowing where to look for books on your topic is key to finding the books on the shelf. Below are call numbers sorted by subject. Books on physical anthropology, human variation, and human evolution are often listed under the following call number:

Physical anthropology 
      Call Number: GN49-298

Human variation 
      Call Number: GN62.8-265

Human evolution 
      Call Number: GN281-289

 

SUBJECT HEADINGS   

You can also search the library catalog by using subject headings. Subject headings can be a word, group of words, or phrase used to describe what the book is about. The following is a partial list of subject headings related to Biological Anthropology that can be used when searching for books and other items in the FAU Libraries Catalog.

  • Baboons -- Africa
  • Biological Evolution
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Fossil Hominids
  • Hominidae
  • Human Beings -- origin
  • Human Evolution
  • Human Population Genetics -- Asia
  • Paleontology -- methods
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Prehistoric Peoples -- Europe
  • Primates -- evolution
  • Primates -- geographical distribution
  • Vertebrates, Fossil

Print Books

Below is a list of print reference books that are a good starting point for researchers into the field of biological anthropology. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of materials available through the library. 

Electronic Books

For additional electronic books, see the library catalog at www.fau.edu/library, as well as the following databases under the link indexes/databases:  ebooks on EBSCOhost, Sage Reference, and SpringerLINK.

Search for Books and Other Materials in the Library Catalog

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What if a book is not available at my library?

If a book, article or other item is not available at your library, you must Interlibrary Loan the item/s. 

Go to the following link to request the item be sent to your campus library
http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ill/illdept.htm

Last updated on Feb 22, 2024 3:20 PM