Most site excavation reports can be found using the Subject Heading search su:Excavations (archaeology).
Another method is to complete a subject word search combining the term excavations with a country, city, or culture, e.g.:
The Journal of Roman Archaeology publishes both long and short articles of preliminary and in-progress excavation results, as well as a supplementary series, which sometimes include site reports or data-rich edited volumes born of international archaeology conferences. Review the titles for anything relevant by searching the catalogue for:
Several publishers publish a large number of site reports. Try searching for these publishers in the catalogue by using pb: for publisher, e.g.:
Site reports are frequently published in journals. Try searching the name of the city, monument, or topic of interest in the following online journals:
The following journals also publish "in progress" archaeological work and initial reports:
For finding site reports 'beyond Classics', considering trying:
Also consider searching the follow multi-journal databases for site reports:
From landing page, click on Année philologique. Published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, L’Année philologique is a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Includes all volumes of the annual index, beginning with Volume I published in 1928. Unlimited simultaneous users.
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