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Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology : Books

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The University of Manchester Library is home to a significant collection of books for Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology.

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Front cover of prehistoric flint mines in Europe

Prehistoric Flint Mines in Europe

This volume offers a review of major flint mines dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The 18 articles were contributed by archaeologists from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, using the same framework to propose a uniform view of the mining phenomenon (Provided by Publisher).

This title was acquired through the Library's Order a Book service.

Locating and borrowing books

You can use Library Search to search for both print and eBooks as well as a range of other resources including articles, journals, and databases.

Guide to printed collections

The Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme (Dewey for short) to arrange books and other resources on the shelves so you can locate them easily.

The vast majority of books relating to Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology can be found in the Main Library

Subject Areas Classmark(s) Location
Latin language 470-479 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Medieval Latin 479.23 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Greek language 480 - 489 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Greek literature 880 - 889 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Patristic literature 281 - 281.49 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Papyrology 417.022 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Latin literature 870 - 879 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin poetry 871 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin dramatic poetry and drama 872 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin epic poetry and fiction 873 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin lyric poetry 874 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin speeches 875 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin letters 876 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin humour and satire 877 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Latin and miscellaneous writings 878 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek and Hellenic literatures 880 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek poetry 881 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek dramatic poetry and drama 882 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek epic poetry and fiction 883 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek lyric poetry 884 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek speeches 885 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek letters 886 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek humour and satire 887 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Classical Greek miscellaneous writings 888 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3

Geography of and travel in ancient world 

(including Archaeology)

913 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in Europe 914 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in Asia 915 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in Africa 916 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in North America 917 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in South America 918 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Geography of and travel in other areas 919 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3

Ancient history

(including Archaeology)

930 - 939 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
History of ancient world ca. 499 930 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
China to 420 931 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Egypt to 640 932 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Palestine to 70 933 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
India to 647 934 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Mesopotamia & Iranian Plateau to 637 935 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Europe north & west of Italy to ca. 499 936 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Italy & adjacent territories to 476 937 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Greece to 323 938 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Other parts of ancient world 939 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
History of (continents/countries) 940-998 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3
Ancient philosophy 109.3 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 1
Sociology and anthropology 301 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2
Culture and institutions 306 Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2

More information: Locating books on shelves

For help with finding your way around the Main Library, please use our new Interactive Map.

Course reading lists

You can access your course reading lists in Blackboard: 

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Reading Lists

E-book collections

The Library provides access to numerous e-book collections that host many titles relating to Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology and related subjects. Follow this link to browse different collections you can explore to find e-books relating to your studies. 

E-book collections

E-book collections

Order a Book

If the Library doesn't already hold a copy of the book you need, fill in the Order a Book form and we will get it for you.

University staff should use the Order a Book (Staff) form.

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Theses and dissertations

Theses can be a valuable source of information for your research and are very useful points of reference for when you come to write your own thesis.

For detailed information on how to access theses from the University of Manchester, and from other universities in the UK and internationally, please visit our Theses Library Guide

 

Theses

 

 

Doctoral/Research Theses

  • Electronic versions of many open-access University of Manchester research theses, submitted from the 2010 session onwards, are available on Research Explorer, the University of Manchester’s research database.

 

Theses from other UK/International Institutions

  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global (PQDT Global)

    A searchable and browsable database of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day. It also offers full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text. Designated as an official offsite repository for the U.S. Library of Congress, PQDT Global offers comprehensive historic and ongoing coverage for North American works and significant and growing international coverage from a multiyear program of expanding partnerships with international universities and national associations.

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