Faculty of Arts
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Anthropology (General)
Introduction to Anthropology (OpenStax)
Available through OpenStax, this peer-reviewed textbook introduces students to biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. As an OpenStax book it includes many instructor resources.
Includes: Learning outcomes, key terms, summaries, critical thinking questions, instructor’s manual, slides, test bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology (LibreTexts)
Available through LibreTexts, this resource covers introductory biological anthropology concepts, including evolution theory, non-human primates, and human evolution.
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology
A comprehensive, peer-reviewed open access textbook for biological anthropology courses.
Includes: Special topics, review questions, key terms
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Social and Cultural Anthropology
The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology
This Anthropology textbook has been positively reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in cultural anthropology.
Includes: Challenges
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Cultural Anthropology (LibreTexts)
Based on the Lumen Learning course of the same title, this LibreTexts resource offers an introduction to the study of human cultures, their beliefs, practices, values, ideas, technologies, economies and other domains of social and cognitive organization through first-hand experience or participant observation within living populations of humans.
Includes: Key terms and concepts
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
How Language Works (Gasser) (LibreTexts)
This LibreTexts resource looks at a range of introductory topics and themes related to linguistics, the science of language. It examines some of the biases we all have concerning language and uses this as a base for its exploration.
Includes: exercises, instructor and student resources.
Licence: GPL v3
Languages and Worldview
Asking and answering questions about what culture entails and examines the fundamental properties and intertwining nature of language and culture. This text explores linguistic relativity, lexical differences among languages and intercultural communication, including high and low contexts.
Includes: Videos, transcripts, and exercises
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition
This peer-reviewed textbook is a collection of chapters on the essential topics in cultural anthropology. Each author has written from their experiences working as an anthropologist and that personal touch makes for an accessible introduction to cultural anthropology.
Includes: Learning objectives, discussion questions, and glossary
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Archaeology
Digging into Archaeology: A Brief