Evolution of an interdisciplinary enterprise: the Journal of Archaeological Science at 35years

Butzer, Karl W.

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2009.04.011

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“…Commision 2005). In addition, Western European researchers remain over-represented in high-profile publication media, as exemplified by, for instance the impactful Journal of Archaeological Science (Butzer 2009). These publications, in turn, are increasingly expensive to access, which creates additional barriers to democratic knowledge exchange across not only extant linguistic but also coincident economic boundaries.…”

Section: Triggers Of Regionalismmentioning

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A Critical Reassessment of Cultural Taxonomies in the Central European Late Palaeolithic

Sauer

Riede

2018

J Archaeol Method Theory

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In the analysis of archaeological relationships and processes, a uniform classification of the dataset is a fundamental requirement. To achieve this, a standardised taxonomic system, as well as consistent and valid criteria for the grouping of sites and assemblages, must be used. The Central European Late Palaeolithic (ca. 12,000-9700 cal BC) has a long research history and many regionally and temporally specific units-groups and cultures-are recognised. In this paper, we examine the complex taxonomic landscape of this period and critically analyse the use of typological, functional and economic criteria in the definition of selected groups. We subject three different archaeological taxonomic units, the Bromme culture from Denmark, the Fürstein group from Switzerland and the Atzenhof group from Germany, to particularly detailed scrutiny and highlight that the classificatory criteria used in their definition are inconsistent across units and most likely unsuitable for circumscribing past sociocultural units. We suggest a comprehensive re-examination of the overarching taxonomic system for the Late Palaeolithic, as well as a re-evaluation of the methodologies used to delineate sociocultural units in the Palaeolithic.

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Section: Triggers Of Regionalismmentioning

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A Critical Reassessment of Cultural Taxonomies in the Central European Late Palaeolithic

Sauer

Riede

2018

J Archaeol Method Theory

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“…This is the case of Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 1.847, JCR 2009, 77 articles) 13,14 , included in the three indexes (SCI, AHCI, and SSCI); and Archaeometry (IF 1.355, JCR 2009, 70 articles) 15,16 , included in two of them (SCI and AHCI). Due to the important number of contributions, the former journal has recently published a review highlighting the key role of archaeometry in the study of ancient and historical materials during the last 35 years 17 . Other journals included in more than one index were American Antiquity (AHCI and SSCI, four articles), Geoarchaeology: An International Journal (SCI and AHCI, 10 articles), Intersecciones en Antropología (AHCI and SSCI, two articles), Journal of Anthropological Archaeology (AHCI and SSCI, two articles), and Journal of Cultural Heritage (SCI and AHCI, 12 articles).…”

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El estudio arqueométrico de materiales cerámicos en revistas y actas de congresos de los JCR durante la última década (2000-2010)

Poza¹,

Heras²,

Villegas³

2011

Bol. Soc. Esp. Ceram. Vidr.

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Ceramic is the oldest synthetic material created by the mankind and has been present in human societies from around ten thousand years ago. During the last few decades, within the research field of Archaeometry, the study of archaeological and historical ceramic materials has experienced a significant increase in the application of chemical-physical techniques to obtain information on technology and production of these materials in the past. This paper presents the results obtained in a bibliometric study undertaken on 589 articles published on this subject in JCR journals and conference proceedings during the last decade (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). The main purpose of this research was to address the recent evolution and trends of this kind of investigations. The parameters analyzed were: date of publication, type of journal, topic, cultural-chronological classification of materials studied, origin country of authors, and analytical techniques used. Resulting data indicated a continual, stable, and growing publication rate on the subject in journals and conference proceedings of the three JCR indexes, namely SCI, AHCI, and SSCI, which evidences a high level of interdisciplinarity. Authors from Europe and the United States carried out the majority of contributions. Key words: Ceramics, pottery, archaeometry, bibliometric study, JCR journals, JCR conference proceedings El estudio arqueométrico de materiales cerámicos en revistas y actas de congresos de los JCR durante la última década (2000-2010)La cerámica es el material sintético más antiguo creado por el hombre y ha estado presente en las sociedades humanas desde hace más de diez mil años. Durante las últimas décadas, dentro del campo de investigación de la Arqueometría, el estudio de materiales cerámicos arqueológicos e históricos ha experimentado un aumento significativo en la aplicación de técnicas químico-físicas para obtener información sobre la tecnología y la producción de estos materiales en el pasado. Este trabajo presenta los resultados obtenidos en un estudio bibliométrico realizado en 589 artículos sobre este tema publicados en revistas y actas de congresos de los JCR durante la última década (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). El objetivo principal de esta investigación consistió en conocer la evolución y tendencias recientes de este tipo de estudios. Los parámetros analizados fueron: año de publicación, tipo de revista, tema, clasificación cultural y cronológica de los materiales estudiados, país de origen de los autores y técnicas analíticas utilizadas. Los resultados indicaron una publicación continuada, estable y creciente de artículos sobre este tema en revistas y actas de congresos pertenecientes a los tres índices de los JCR, a saber SCI, AHCI y SSCI, lo cual evidencia un alto grado de interdisciplinariedad. La mayoría de contribuciones las realizaron autores europeos y norteamericanos.

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“…For example, nearly all of the leading archaeological science journals have now embraced online submission, which has also significantly reduced publication times. At a global level, the Internet has been one of the key drivers in moving archaeological science beyond its Anglophone cradles in Britain and North America, largely since 2000 (Butzer, 2009). Also, unlike traditional archaeology, English has become the lingua franca of archaeological science discourse.…”

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“…A recent paper by Karl Butzer entitled 'Evolution of an interdisciplinary enterprise: the Journal of Archaeological Science at 35 years' raises a number of interesting points with regards to the journal's growth, success and present position amongst the archaeological science community (Rehren et al, 2008;Butzer, 2009). Using ISI Web of Knowledge, I analysed a series of new variables to complement and build on points made in this article.…”

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Currents and trends in the archaeological sciences

Marriner

2009

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Evolution of an interdisciplinary enterprise: the Journal of Archaeological Science at 35years

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

A Critical Reassessment of Cultural Taxonomies in the Central European Late Palaeolithic

A Critical Reassessment of Cultural Taxonomies in the Central European Late Palaeolithic

El estudio arqueométrico de materiales cerámicos en revistas y actas de congresos de los JCR durante la última década (2000-2010)

Currents and trends in the archaeological sciences

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