Survey of Trends

Time and Theory in Archaeology

These pages provide objective measures of trends in the discipline of archaeology during the last thirty years.  In the future, more years will be surveyed and added.  The following journals were analyzed: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, American Antiquity, and World Archaeology.

Archaeology in 1983 (Kylie Quave) 

Archaeology in 1992 (Maeve Skidmore)

Archaeology in 1997 (Lauren Willis)

Summary of Long-term Trends