Library Guides: SC 120N: Plants, Places, and People: Indigenous and Ancient Cultures

Choosing an Indigenous or Ancient Culture

To identify a culture for your project, and find background information on that culture, use the resources listed below.

List of Indigenous People - Wikipedia
List of indigenous cultures organized geographically
Ancient Civilizations World
Articles on this website provide overviews on many ancients civilizations from across the world.
List of Ancient Civilizations - Britannica
List of Ancient Civilizations from around the world

You might also find the following Reference books from the library's collection helpful in finding a culture.

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations
Call Number: CB311.E53 1988
ISBN: 0140114343
With contributions from experts in the field, this is an encyclopedia of ancient civilizations.
World Food: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and social influence from hunter-gatherers to the age of globalization by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780765682796

Resources on Indigenous and Ancient Cultures

Once you have identified a culture for this project. You can use the following resources to find more detailed information and choose a plant important to their culture.

eHRAF Collection of Archaeology
The Human Relations Area Files provide source materials on ancient cultures and civilizations.
The Human Relations Area Files are designed to facilitate the cross-cultural study of human society, culture, and behavior. Two HRAF databases are available: Ethnography Collection and Archaeology Collection. They provide full-text access to source material on a wide variety of cultures around the world, as well as a cultural summary and bibliography for each culture covered.
eHRAF World Cultures
The Human Relations Area Files provide source material on cultures around the world.
The Human Relations Area Files are designed to facilitate the cross-cultural study of human society, culture, and behavior. Two HRAF databases are available: Ethnography Collection and Archaeology Collection. They provide full-text access to source material on a wide variety of cultures around the world, as well as a cultural summary and bibliography for each culture covered.

Wikipedia
Don't forget to check out the "reference" at the end of the Wikipedia entry to locate more information sources.

Book's from the library's collection would are a great source on detailed information about your culture. When searching for titles, try your culture's name as a keyword and maybe add the following terms: