Cambridge Archaeological Journal

The Cambridge Archaeological Journal was founded in 1991 as one of the key initiatives of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. It has come to be recognized as one of the leading journals in archaeological theory. CAJ covers significant archaeological research, both theoretical and descriptive. We are keen to receive articles and other material that deals with broadly-defined social, symbolic and cognitive issues such as art and iconography, burial and ritual, social process and change, the meaning of material culture, representations and symbolism, and the evolution of human cognition. We aim to promote research into these issues, and to provoke discussion and debate. Discussion features, debates, and thematic special sections are all possible formats for publication in CAJ. CAJ has no restriction on period or place, and we are happy to receive material from any part of the world. Recently published papers have spanned the whole range of archaeology from the Lower Palaeolithic to contemporary archaeology and heritage issues, and from the Pacific to Central Asia, from Maya cities to Neolithic northwest Europe. We recognise that scholarship is international and we welcome manuscripts from authors whose first language is not English. Please note that CAJ has a broad, international readership: we usually ask that papers identify a general topic or theoretical issue to which they are relevant and are written to be understandable by people who are not specialised in the topic. Papers which are written in ways principally accessible to and of interest to area or period specialists are probably more suitable for regional or topical journals.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 1991