Archeologia e Calcolatori

Aims & Scope

An international journal in the field of archaeology and information technology. Beginnings and aims The first issue of Archeologia e Calcolatori was published in 1990 on the initiative of the Istituto per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica (now Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale ) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), together with the Dipartimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti of the University of Siena. The publisher All'Insegna del Giglio in Florence was chosen due to its long-established experience in publishing archaeology-related journals and books. The new journal was established with the idea of publishing consistently and systematically the results of computer-based research in the field of historical archaeology, offering an up-to-date edition of ongoing projects both in Italy and abroad. Some specific aspects have characterised the journal in the international panorama: the multilingualism, the dialectical relationship between theory and experimentation, the continuous bibliographical updating, and the evaluation of techniques and methods through tangible archaeological results. Editorial organisation From the outset, the aim was to initiate an open and continuous flow of information between different countries, leading to the formation of an international Scientific Committee . Representatives from prominent Italian and foreign institutions with an interest in archaeological computing agreed to join as members. Over the time, the committee expanded to include additional specialised members, leading to its current composition . The journal is organised into three distinct parts. The first collects articles concerning theoretical aspects of archaeological computing as well as reports on programmes conducted by dedicated international institutions. The main section contains articles on various computer applications, such as databases, Geographical Information Systems, quantitative methods, expert systems, computer graphics, image processing, multimedia and web tools. Specific attention is also devoted to the automatic processing of documentary sources. The third part of the journal is characterised by book reviews and bibliographic news, with the aim to provide readers with an up-to-date source of documentation. Special thematic issues  and  Conference Proceedings  are also included.

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