Anthropology Subject Guide
Call Numbers and Subject Headings
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Because of its subfields and the encompassing nature of the discipline, call numbers for topics in anthropology may vary widely. Below are some broad subject areas of the Library of Congress classification system. It is possible to browse a section of books in the library or to enter a Call Number search in WestCat to browse the collection electronically.
CC:
Archaeology
E 51 - E 99:
Precolumbian America, Indians of North America, Indian tribes.
GN 1 - GN 43:
General works such as periodicals, dictionaries & encyclopedias, anthropologists.
GN 49 - GN 296:
Physical Anthropology and Somatology. This range of call numbers includes general works, human variation, race, human evolution, human paleontology, australopithecines, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, population genetics, medical anthropology.
GN 30 - GN 673:
Ethnology: Social & Cultural Anthropology. General works, methodology, cultural processes, ethnographies, applied anthropology, cultural traits, economic organization, religion, social organization, kinship, political organization, ethnic groups.
GN 700 - GN 871:
Prehistoric Archaeology. General works, period divisions, special topics.
N 5310 - N 5400:
Primitive art.
QE 701 - QE 996:
Paleontology, paleozoology, paleobotany.
QH 361 - QH 367:
Paleontology, paleozoology, paleobotany.
QH 431:
Heredity