Archaeology and Anthropology reading list
For offer-holders
Introductory reading
- Rita Astuti (et al eds) Questions of Anthropology (Oxford, 2007)
- Wendy James, The Ceremonial Animal (Oxford, 2003)
- Michael Carrithers, Why Humans have Cultures (Oxford, 1992)
- Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel (New York, 1997)
- Jared Diamond, Collapse (Penguin, 2006)
- reading advice for Arch & Anth applicants
Further reading
The Faculty and department websites have further information and reading suggestions if you would like to read books for specific papers:
- Arch & Anth papers (the links include reading suggestions but note that you will not be able to access CAMTOOLS until you are at Cambridge).
- Archaeology information and reading
- Biological Anthropology information and reading
- Department of Biological Anthropology Part I information
- Social Anthropology information and reading
- Department of Social Anthropology website Part I information
For more information, please consult the Part I Handbook (updated each year)
