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An Archaeological Guide to Historic Artifacts of the Upper Sangamon Basin - - A visual guide by Lenville J. Stelle for those interested in identifying and dating 19th and 20th century artifacts common to the American Midwest.

Archaeological Objects Thesaurus - - General purpose thesaurus of archaeological object types. Provided by the MDA Archaeological Objects Thesaurus Working Party.

Artifact Typology - - E-Museum's collection includes descriptions of a variety of North American projectile point types and pottery, South American pottery, and select Asian, African, and European artifacts.

Asian American Comparative Collection - - Established in 1982 at the University of Idaho. A type collection and database for 19th and 20th century Asian objects likely to be encountered in North America.

The Bead Study Trust - - A registered charity which promotes research into beads world-wide, using archaeological, ethnographic and scientific techniques. Newsletter, publications.

Homo Faber or Homo Symbolicus - - Transoxiana 8. The question asked is why beginning in the sixth millennium we find such a fascination with copper jewelry and small axes considering that copper tools are less efficient than those made of stone.

Iris - - University of Cincinnati Department of Classics presents this searchable database of slides of coins, pottery and sculpture of ancient cultures of Europe, Egypt and the Near East.

Laboratory Methods and Artifact Analysis - - Parks Canada Archaeology's laboratory methods are explained.

Portable Antiquities - - CBA guide to portable antiquities, metal detecting and archaeology.

Portable Antiquities Scheme - - A government-backed scheme for the recording of finds in England and Wales. Includes a database containing information on c.9,000 archaeological finds with c.600 images.

Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts - - Exhibition and interpretation of ca. 1650-1821 Spanish colonial military artifacts from the former Spanish Floridas and Louisiana. Emphasis is on such uniform-related materials as buttons, buckles, and insignia.

Spoilheap Archaeology - - Illustrated introductions to pottery, burials and human bones from archaeologist Sue Anderson. Also bibliographies and reports on finds from specific sites.