Academic Journals

A brand new refereed journal which aims to provide a forum for authoritative articles on the archaeology of the Arab world.It is published in Arabic and English, and includes a book, journal and conference review sections.

The journal of choice for 3,000 Americanists, AmerAntiq provides electronic table of contents back to 1994.

Quarterly journal dedicated to the art and archaeology of ancient Europe and the Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt, from prehistoric to late antique times.

Published by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Anthropology Today is a respected, interesting newsletter of importance to those who call them selves anthropologists. Tables of contents beginning with February 1996 (vol 12, no 1).

Antiquity has summary contents beginning March of 1994 (volume 68, issue 258), complete contents beginning March of 1996 (vol 72, issue 270), and, a completely searchable index for the first 70 volumes.

  A new and the only one Bulgarian archaeological review in foreign language (English, German and French); tables of contents are online.

Studies in the art, archaeology, numismatics, history, and languages of ancient Iran, Mesopotamia, and Central Asia and connections with China and Japan along the Silk Route. Complete tables of contents and subject index.

began providing its tables of contents on the web in 1996.

contains tables of contents since 1993, and is working on subject indexes.

From the Rostov University, a quarterly journal dedicated to the North Caucasus and adjacent territories; in English and Russian.

An annual journal on Classical Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Papyrology, with particular interest in the Greek and Roman Mediterranean world. Current contents and publisher informtion only on this site.

The newly-renamed Journal of European Archaeology "seeks to promote open debate amongst archaeologists committed to a new idea of Europe in which there is more communication across national frontiers and more interest in interpretation".

An interdisciplinary forum for studies of the systems of interaction between people and their environment, tables of contents beginning 1994, vol. 23(4).

From Academic Press, abstracts of current issue, other information on all aspects of nautical archaeology research.

New journal (beginning 2002) from the J.-W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany on pan-African topics with high quality illustration.

Online table of contents beginning with Volume 55, 1996.

Online table of contents from the its first issue, 1988; and a few selected articles as well.

Complete table of contents since its inception in 1995.

The journal of Egyptology, now online, contains a few article abstracts for each issue, in addition to tables of contents.

Has tables of contents for all issues.

The journal of choice for lithic types, edited by George Odell.

News and studies in Mesoamerican archaeology; this bi-monthly periodical has been publishing timely information for archaeologists for over 20 years. Site has Tables of Contents to 1993, and abstracts for the current volume.

The anthropology of the Great Plains and adjacent areas of North America. Abstracts beginning August 1998.

Publishes articles which summarize current issues in archaeology; this site contains tables of contents beginning with Volume 11 (1990).

A new scientific journal on the prehistory and history of the Sahara, the Sahel, and neighboring regions.

SARA stands for Scholarly Articles Research Alerting; the publisher Taylor and Francis sends out an email of the tables of contents of their journals when they become available. Wish everybody would do this.

Formerly the Natal Museum Journal of Humanities, this journal has a major emphasis on archaeology of South Africa. Online abstracts, downloadable articles with subscription.

Emphasizes palaeoanthropological work, including human and primate fossils, and comparative studies of living species; a member of the IDEAL Academic Press series, so abstracts and papers are only available for pay.

Complete tables of contents back to 1901.  

"The only journal established specifically to deal with archaeology on a world-wide multiperiod basis," World Archaeology has theme-oriented issues presenting a breadth of discussion not found elsewhere.