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These are a small selection of reference materials on Ancient Mexico and Mesoamerica. Many more books on these and related topics can be found by browsing the Reference Collection on the First Floor in Zuhl Library. (See the Browsing List below)
BL 31 E46 |
Encyclopedia of Religion (16 v.) |
CC70 .W68 2007 |
The world encyclopedia of archaeology : the world’s most significant sites and cultural treasures |
CC75 .A654 2000 |
Archaeological method and theory : an encyclopedia |
CC77.H5 E53 2002 |
Encyclopedia of historical archaeology |
CC100 .E54 2001 |
Encyclopedia of archaeology : History and discoveries |
CC165 .A75 1998 |
The atlas of archaeology |
E 49 R33 2000 |
Racial and Ethnic Relations in America (3 v.) |
E 58 W82 |
Indians of North and South America |
E77.9 .A72 1998 |
Archaeology of prehistoric native America : an encyclopedia |
E 77 G15 1998 |
Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (4 v.; includes Caribbean & Middle America) |
E 77 N62 1996 |
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas (3 v.; v. 2 Mesoamerica; v. 3 South America |
E81 .E98 2005 |
Encyclopedia of Native American wars and warfare |
E98.A7 W49 2000 |
The Continuum encyclopedia of native art : worldview, symbolism, and culture in Africa, Oceania, and North America |
E98.R3 H73 2000 |
Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction |
E 169.1 D399 2001 |
Guide to United States Popular Culture |
E 169.12 E49 2001 |
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture |
E 184 A1 H35 |
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups |
F 1204 D56 1995 |
Historia, biografia y geografia de Mexico (4 v.) |
F 1204 E539 1997 |
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture (2 v.) |
F 1218.6 O95 2001 |
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures (3 v.) |
F1218.6 .A73 2001 |
Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America : an encyclopedia |
F 1401 H23 |
Handbook of Latin American Studies (58 v.; bibliography; also online) |
F 1406 E515 |
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Cultures (3 v.) |
F 1406 E53 1996 |
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (5 v.) |
F 1408 H16 |
Hispanic American Periodicals Index—HAPI (ongoing index, also online) |
F 1434 H3 |
Handbook of Middle American Indians (16 v. + supplements) |
F 1435 S45 1990 |
Collected Works in Mesoamerican Linguistics & Archaeology (6 v.) |
F 1522 E53 2002 |
Enciclopedia de Nicaragua (2 v.) |
F 1754 E53 2003 |
Encyclopedia of Cuba (2 v.) |
F 2229 H3 1963 |
Handbook of South American Indians (7 v.) |
F2254 D38 1993 |
Historical Dictionary of Colombia |
F2304 E54 2001 |
Enciclopedia Oceano de Venezuela (4 v.) |
F3054 E53 2001 |
Enciclopedia de Chile (4 v.) |
F3404 T38 2001 |
Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Peru (17 v.) |
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GN11 .E63 2006 |
Encyclopedia of anthropology (5 v.) |
GN 25 C65 1994 |
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology: Humanity, Culture, and Social Life |
GN 50.3 H57 1997 |
History of Physical Anthropology (2 v.) |
GN 281 C435 1992 |
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution |
GN 281 E53 2000 |
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory |
GN 281 M53 1990 |
Encyclopedia of Evolution: Humanity’s Search for its Origins |
GN 307 C68 2001 |
Countries and their Cultures (4 v.) |
GN 307 E52 |
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (4 v.) |
GN 307 E53 1991 |
Encyclopedia of World Cultures (10 v. + supplements) |
GN 333 W67 |
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (4 v.; v. 2 Americas) |
GN 495.4 E53 1993 |
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World |
GN 562 S74 1999 |
Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology |
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GR 35 F63 1997 |
Folklore : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art |
GR 101 A54 1996 |
American Folklore: an Encyclopedia |
GR 105.34 B78 2001 |
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends |
GR 111 M49 C37 2000 |
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore |
GR 141 S59 2000 |
Dictionary of English Folklore |
GR 350 A33 2004 |
African Folklore: an Encyclopedia |
GR 880 R53 1979 |
Dictionary of Medical Folklore |
GR 780 V53 1997 |
Dictionary of Plant-Lore |
GR 931 C4413 1994 |
Dictionary of Symbols |
GT 2850 E53 2003 |
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (3 v.) |
GV 1585 I586 1998 |
International Encyclopedia of Dance (6 v.) |
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H 41 I58 2001 |
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (26 v.) |
HB1965 .E53 2006 |
Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West |
HM 291 E625 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace & Conflict (3 v.) |
HN 57 E58 |
Encyclopedia of American Social History (3 v.) |
HN 373 E63 2001 |
Encyclopedia of European Social History (6 v.) |
HT 108.5 E53 2002 |
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures (4 v.) |
HV 6322.7 E53 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Genocide (2 v.) |
JV 6465 E53 2001 |
Encyclopedia of American Immigration (4 v.) |
K 3239.3 C66 |
A Handbook of International Human Rights Terminology |
K 3240.4 H847 1999 |
Human Rights: The Essential Reference |
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ML 100 G16 1998 |
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (10 v.; v. 2 South & Central America & the Caribbean) |
ML156.4.I5 W75 2005 |
The encyclopedia of native music : more than a century of recordings from wax cylinder to the Internet |
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P 29 C64 1997 |
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language |
P 29 E48 1994 |
Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (10 v.) |
P 29 I58 2003 |
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (4 v.) |
P 29 L52 1991 |
Linguistics Encylopedia |
P 143 T727 2000 |
Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics |
P 371 C36 2000 |
Compendium of the World’s Languages (2 v.) |
PN 41 E48 1998 |
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature |
Q 121 M3 1997 |
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (20 v.) |
QP 11 E53 1997 |
Encyclopedia of Human Biology (9 v.) |
A General Works
AE Encyclopedias
AY Yearbooks & Almanacs
B Philosophy/Psychology/Religion
B-BD Philosophy
BF Psychology
BL-BX Religion
CT Biography
D History (except N & S. American)
E American History
H Social Sciences
HA Statistics
HB-HJ Economics, Business, & Finance
HM-HX Sociology
J Political Science
JK United States
JX International Law
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts
P Languages and Literature
PA Classical Languages & Literature
PE English Language
PN Literary History
PQ Romance Languages Literature
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
Q Science
QA Mathematics & Computers
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
QD Chemistry
QE Geology
QH Natural History & General Biology
QK Botany
QL Zoology
QR Microbiology
R Medicine
RM Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy
RT Nursing
S Agriculture
T Technology
TA Civil Engineering
TJ Mechanical Engineering
TK Electrical Engineering
TP Chemical Engineering
U Military Science
V Naval Science
Z Bibliographies and Library Science
How do Library of Congress call numbers work?
What is a call number?
A call number is the group of letters and numbers found on the spine or front cover of a book. This number helps you find the book among all of the others in the library’s collection of materials. It also helps to keep material on the same subject in the same place in the library.
The NMSU Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) system, which is different than the Dewey Decimal system. You may be familiar with Dewey call numbers, as public and school libraries typically use them to organize books.
Each book has a unique call number, like an address, which is used to locate the book. Call numbers appear on the spines on books (read top-to-bottom) and in the online catalog (read left-to-right).
How do I find the call number for a book?
To find out a book’s call number, you need to consult the online library catalog. The catalog will list the book’s call number at the bottom of the record (all of the information about the book), along with the book’s location (Branson Library or Zuhl Library).
What does the call number mean?
The letter(s) and numbers in a LC call number represent different things. To “read” a call number, read from left to right. As you move along the number toward the right, you go from the general subject area to the specific.
For example QA 76.76 .H94 M88 1997 (HTML: The Definitive Guide) is a book located in the Mathematics section of the Qs:
As you see, the subject gets more specific as you read the call number (or, as the number gets longer.)
How do I locate a book using a
call number?
Putting Call Numbers in Order