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Pre-columbian art, architecture, and history

Links and resources for research on pre-columbian art and architecture; art history, anthropology, and other disciplinary approaches

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

The following encyclopedias and dictionaries are recommended for research relating to Art History. Books with a Call Number beginning with the letters "Ref" are shelved in alphanumeric order by call number in the Reference Collection on the first floor of the Kean University Library. Books with the designation "Electronic Resource" are e-books, which are accessible by clicking the hyperlinked title.

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Working from off campus? If so, you will need to log in with your Kean email username and password.

On campus, Google Scholar will show all accessible journal content from the Kean University library databases. See: scholar.google.com.

Pre-Columbian history is a huge discipline. Once you have narrowed down your search to the primary region (Mesoamerica, the Andean Region, or North America), you'll have better luck looking at the tabs for websites for specific information by culture.

Recommended Image Databases

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