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Some Key Archaeology Journals in English
Journal of Irish Archaeology
The journal of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland
American Journal of Archaeology
The journal of the Archaeological Institute of America
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa
Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa
European Journal of Archaeology
The journal o f the European Association of Archaeologists
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
The journal of the Nautical Archaeology Society in the UK.
Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology
The journal of the Island and Coastal Archaeology Special Interest Group of the Society for American Archaeology.
Journal of Quaternary Science
The journal of the Quaternary Research Association
Oxford Journal of Archaeology
A journal of the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, UK.
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
The journal of the Prehistoric Society, UK
Quaternary International
The journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
The journal of Quaternary plant ecology, palaeoclimate and ancient agriculture - official organ of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany
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Key Databases for Archaeology
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities.
ArtStor
ARTstor is a non-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields.
Bibliography of British and Irish History
The Bibliography of British and Irish History provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
International Medieval Bibliography
Covers all aspects of medieval studies within the date range 450 to 1500, and includes articles (from both journals and miscellanies, e.g. Festschriften), review articles, scholarly notes and similar literature.
JSTOR
Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.
ScienceDirect Journals
ScienceDirect contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. Includes online eBooks, reference works, handbooks, book series, journal titles and backfiles.
Web of Science
This multidisciplinary research platform lets users search numerous databases simultaneously via one interface.
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