Introduction to Archaeology
Anthro 304 / ARY 301 Spring 1998Prof. Samuel M. Wilson
Department of Anthropology, University of Texas
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Lecture 1: Web basics and Archaeology on the Web
- how to get started exploring the web
- how to get the ut connect package (UT Connect)
- what comes with it (mail, browser, SLIP, etc.)
- what is a "page" anyway?
- reports: French Cave Paintings
- references: Anita Cohen-William's stuff
- papers: Archaeology of Childhood
- what is a URL?
- How do you find the pages you want?
- search engines
- indexes like the WWW Virtual Library
- search engines to try: Yahoo and AltaVista
- who makes this stuff, and why?
Getting Started
How do I get started learning how to put things on the Web? We will go over this in detail, but look on our page of HTML Basics if you want to start now. What's the connection between archaeology and the web?
Some of the main archaeology sites on the web...- ARCHNET from the University of Connecticut
- SAA from the Society for American Archaeology
- Proctor's links
- European Resources
- other stuff: Wilson's links
- Southampton and other departments, e.g. these departments.
- ARCHNET from the University of Connecticut
- Summary - bibliography, announcements, papers, lists of people, preliminary reports, endless discussion... etc.
Department of Anthropology University of Texas
SMW 1/98