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Encyclopedia > Antiquity (journal)

Antiquity is one of the world's leading learned journals dedicated to the subject of archaeology. In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. ... Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...


It is owned by a registered charity, The Antiquity Trust which was founded by the archaeologist O. G. S. Crawford in 1927 and counts Warwick Bray, Barry Cunliffe and Colin Renfrew amongst its trustees. Antiquity's current editor is Professor Martin Carver of the University of York. It publishes four editions a year with a worldwide topic coverage from all periods. Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford (28 October 1886–November 28, 1957) was an English archaeologist and a pioneer in the use of aerial photographs for deepening archaeological understanding of the landscape. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Barrington Windsor Cunliffe (born 1939) has been Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford since 1972. ... Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn (born 25 July 1937), English archaeologist, notable for his work on the radiocarbon revolution, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting of archaeological sites. ... The University of York (also known as York University) is a campus university in York, England. ...


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