American Journal of Archaeology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Archaeology (ISSN 0002-9114; E-ISSN 1939-828X), the journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, was founded in 1885 and is one of the world’s most distinguished and widely distributed peer-reviewed archaeological journals.

The AJA reaches more than 40 countries and approximately 700 universities, learned societies, departments of antiquities, and museums.

The current Editor-in-Chief is Jane B.

Carter.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Isotope Studies of Ancient Lead

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Robert H., J. M.

• Creolizing the Roman Provinces

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Jane

• Crisis in Context: The End of the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean

  Citation: 146

  Authors: A. Bernard, Sturt W.

• The Eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79: Reconstruction from Historical and Volcanological Evidence

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Haraldur, Stanford, Stephen R. J.

• Neutron Activation Study of Mediterranean Potsherds

  Citation: 115

  Authors: E. V., R. W., Dorothy Burr

• Material and Intellectual Consequences of Esteem for Cycladic Figures

  Citation: 114

  Authors: David W. J., Christopher

• Iron Age Shipwrecks in Deep Water off Ashkelon, Israel

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Robert D., Lawrence E., Daniel, Dana, David, Louis L., Hanumant, Dennis

• Review of Aegean Prehistory V: The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Northern Greece

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Stelios, Michael, Kostas

• The Dark Ages in Ancient History. I. The First Dark Age in Egypt

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Barbara

• Sources of Tin and the Beginnings of Bronze Metallurgy

  Citation: 89

  Authors: James D.