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Archaeology Library Guide

How to find information - a guide for Archaeology students

How to find Books in Primo

To find scholarly publications in the library collections, use the Primo searching platform.

Primo is the prominent search box at the UCT Libraries home page 

Where to find physical books?

Most archaeology physical books can be found at the shelf number 913:

913.031 Prehistory & archaeology to 400 A.D.
913.03100393 Burial customs
913.0310059  Animal remains and prehistoric animals
913.0310182  Statistical method
913.031028  Techniques, equipment, fieldwork, photography
913.0310283 Excavation of remains
913.0310285  Interpretation of remains
913.0312 Stone ages
913.0313  Mesolithic Age
913.0314 Neolithic Age
913.0315 Copper & Bronze Age
913.0316  Iron Age
913.09162  Underwater archaeology
913.4 - 913.9 Archaeology of different  countries

Loan rules

Undergraduates

Loan Limit at a time

Loan Period Renewal Period
6 items 7 days 28 days

Postgraduates

Loan Limit  at a time

Loan Period Renewal Period
12 items 35 days 140 days

Staff members

Loan Limit  at a time

Loan Period Renewal Period
30 days 90 days 180 days

More information is provided at Borrowing page at UCT Libraries website.