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American Antiquity Template

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About the American Antiquity format

American Antiquity is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeology and Natural History, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Antiquity 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inArchaeology and ancient environmental studies Archaeology and Natural History Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
ISSN0002-7316
Citation impact (2-yr)0.76
h-index156
i10-index2,737
Total citations159,931
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Arizona
Journal websitewww.saa.org
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Papers published in American Antiquity per year

107
2014
94
2015
112
2016
98
2017
94
2018
114
2019
109
2020
156
2021
113
2022
117
2023
62
2024
99
2025

Citation impact of American Antiquity by publication year

1.8K
2014
1.2K
2015
1.3K
2016
1.4K
2017
728
2018
693
2019
745
2020
729
2021
292
2022
200
2023
94
2024
63
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Antiquity

Willow Smoke and Dogs’ Tails: Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems and Archaeological Site Formation

Lewis R. Binford · 1 Jan 1980

Hunter-gatherer subsistence-settlement strategies are discussed in terms of differing organizational components, "mapping-on" and "logistics," and the consequences of each for archaeological intersite variability are discussed. It is further suggested that the differing strategies are responsive to different security problems presented by the environments in which hunter-gatherers live. Therefore, given the beginnings of a theory of…

2,599 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Archaeology as Anthropology

Lewis R. Binford · 1 Oct 1962

Abstract It is argued that archaeology has made few contributions to the general field of anthropology with regard to explaining cultural similarities and differences. One major factor contributing to this lack is asserted to be the tendency to treat artifacts as equal and comparable traits which can be explained within a single model of culture…

1,471 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Archaeological Context and Systemic Context

Michael Brian Schiffer · 1 Apr 1972

Abstract The cultural aspect of the processes responsible for forming the archaeological record is argued to be an underdeveloped branch of archaeological theory. A flow model is presented by which to view the "life history" or processes of systemic context of any material element. This model accounts for the production of a substantial portion of…

1,128 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Demography and Cultural Evolution: How Adaptive Cultural Processes Can Produce Maladaptive Losses—The Tasmanian Case

Joseph Henrich · 1 Apr 2004

A combination of archeological and ethnohistorical evidence indicates that, over an approximately 8,000-year period, from the beginning of the Holocene until European explorers began arriving in the eighteenth century, the societies of Tasmania lost a series of valuable skills and technologies. These likely included bone tools, cold-weather clothing, hafted tools, nets, fishing spears, barbed spears,…

1,083 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Style and Social Information in Kalahari San Projectile Points

Polly Wiessner · 1 Apr 1983

The results of a study on the relationship between stylistic variation in Kalahari San projectile points and aspects of San social organization are summarized. Five issues relevant to archaeology are discussed in light of the San data: (1) stylistic behavior and the different aspects of style, (2) which items of material culture carry social information…

American Antiquity template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does American Antiquity use?
American Antiquity uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Antiquity 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready American Antiquity document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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