- 06/11/2012
- Posted by: essay
- Category: Research Topic Guides
BACKGROUND
Stone circles and carvings, earthen effigies, crop circles, pictographs, and strange engravings have been discovered all over the world. These monuments to early civilizations, still shrouded in mystery and folklore, fascinate researchers and students of history.
BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS
001.94
930–930.12
936.2
942
LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)
Megalithic monuments
Megalithic monuments—England—Wiltshire
Stone circles—Great Britain
Stonehenge (England)
Curiosities and wonders
REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
Mysteries of Mind, Space and Time: The Unexplained. H.S. Stuttman, 1992.
General encyclopedias
PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries
InfoTrac
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH
America Online
CompuServe
Dialog
Internet
Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES
Megalithic monuments
Curiosities and wonders
Stonehenge
Crop circles
Ancient astronomy
VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC
Riddle of the Stones. Pacific Arts Video, 1989.
Secrets of the Unknown: Stonehenge. MPI Home Video, 1989.
Wonders, Sacred and Mysterious. Reader’s Digest, 1994.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stonehenge Study Group, 2261 Las Positas Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105–4116.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC
Are crop circles a hoax?
Choose a particular structure to study; e.g., Stonehenge, Avebury, Carnac.
Discuss the connection between Stonehenge and ancient astronomy.
SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS
Archeology
Celtic myths and legends
Druids
Easter Island statues
Radio carbon dating
This RESEARCH TOPIC GUIDE is intended to help the library user find information and materials on a particular topic in many sources throughout the library. Resources on this topic are not limited to those described and availability will depend upon the individual library. Feel free to ask a librarian for assistance.
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