The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice: A Response to Samuel Hardy, ‘Quantitative Analysis of Open-Source Data on Metal Detecting for Cultural Property’ (Cogent Social Sciences 3, 2017)

Open Archaeology is a peer-reviewed, electronic-only journal that publishes original, high-quality research on all aspects of archaeology. The journal encompasses novel, interdisciplinary approaches to archaeological data including archaeological science, theory and interpretation as well as archaeological heritage management and promotion.

The aim of Open Archaeology is to become a premier source of knowledge and a worldwide-recognized platform of exchange for scientists, without any geographical or temporal restrictions.

Scope of the journal includes, but is not restricted to:

• World Archaeology - discoveries and research
• Archaeological science
• Theory and interpretation in archaeology
• Archaeological heritage preservation and management

Journal Partners

• Meso'2020 – Tenth International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe, September 7–11 2020, Toulouse, France
  

• Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, November 4–6, 2020, Vienna, Austria

• Archaeological Practice on Shifting Grounds
  Coordinating Editors: Åsa Berggren, Antonia Davidsonach-Walther

• 10th International Conference on The Mesolithic in Europe
  Coordinating Editors: Thomas Perrin, Benjamin Marquebielle, Sylvie Philibert, Nicolas Valdeyron

• Art, Creativity and Automation. Sharing 3D Visualization Practices in Archaeology Coordinating Editors: Loes Opgenhaffen, Martina Revello Lami, Hayley Mickleburgh

• At the Crossroads of the Mediterranean: Malta and the Central Mediterranean During the Roman Period
  Coordinating Editors: David Cardona, Davide Tanasi, Robert Brown

• Special Issue published in cooperation with the 1st Conference on the EARLY NEOLITHIC of EUROPE
  Coordinating Editors: Ferran Borrell, Ignacio Clemente, Miriam Cubas, Juan J. Ibáñez, Niccolò Mazzucco, Ariadna Nieto, Marta Portillo, Xavier Terradas & Silvia Valenzuela

• The Black Gold That Came from the Sea. Advances in the Studies of Obsidian Sources and Artifacts of the Central Mediterranean Area
  Coordinating Editors: Franco Italiano, Franco Foresta Martin, Maria Clara Martinelli

Completed Topical Issues

• Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Digital Humanities and Ritual Space
  Coordinating Editors: Giorgos Papantoniou, Apostolos Sarris, Christine E. Morris, Athanasios K. Vionis
• Scientific Studies of Obsidian Sources and Trade
  Coordinating Editors: Robert H. Tykot, Maria Clara Martinelli, Andrea Vianello
• The Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire
  Coordinating Editor: Mateusz Żmudziński
• Uncovering Historical Routes for Sustainable Mobility: Methods, Tools and Case Studies
  Coordinating Editors: Cinzia Tavernari and Carlo Citter
• Understanding diversity in Neolithic Houses and Households
  Coordinating Editors: Joanna Pyzel, Penny Bickle, Ben Chan, Lech Czerniak, Christina Tsoraki
• Aspects of non-professional metal detecting in Europe
  Coordinating Editors: Pieterjan Deckers, Michael Lewis and Suzie Thomas
• Advances in Arctic Archaeology
  Coordinating Editors: Peter Whitridge and Max Friesen
• Challenging Digital Archaeology
  Coordinating Editors: Jeremy Huggett and Davide Tanasi
• Portable XRF in Archaeology and Museum Studies
  Coordinating Editors: Davide Tanasi, Robert Tykot and Andrea Vianello
• From Line to Colour: Social Context and Visual Communication of Prehistoric Art
  Coordinating Editors: Liliana Janik and Simon Kaner
• Exploring Advances in the Use of 3D Models of Objects in Archaeological Research
  Coordinating Editor: Barry Molloy