Open Archaeology
Last updated ISSN 2300-6560
Open Archaeology is published by De Gruyter Open in earth and planetary sciences. It is open access. The article processing charge is $848.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Open Archaeology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2300-6560 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $848 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 505 |
| Publishing since | 2014 |
| Journal website | www.degruyter.com/journal/key/opar/html |
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