Papers from the Institute of Archaeology
Encyclopedia
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, or PIA, is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
, published annually by the Institute of Archaeology
at University College London
(UCL). The journal was established in 1989 by postgraduate researchers from the Institute—the largest archaeological department in the UK
and one of the largest in the world—with its inaugural issue published the following year. PIA was initially conceived as a venue for publishing research papers produced by UCL archaeology postgrads and staff on new findings and novel approaches to archaeological theory
. It later expanded its contributor base to postgrad researchers from other UK institutions and abroad. It is abstracted in International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
.
Peer review
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academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
, published annually by the Institute of Archaeology
Institute of Archaeology
The UCL Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of the Social & Historical Sciences Faculty of University College London , England. It is one of the largest departments of archaeology in the world, with over 80 members of academic staff and 500 students...
at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
(UCL). The journal was established in 1989 by postgraduate researchers from the Institute—the largest archaeological department in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and one of the largest in the world—with its inaugural issue published the following year. PIA was initially conceived as a venue for publishing research papers produced by UCL archaeology postgrads and staff on new findings and novel approaches to archaeological theory
Archaeological theory
Archaeological theory refers to the various intellectual frameworks through which archaeologists interpret archaeological data. There is no one singular theory of archaeology, but many, with different archaeologists believing that information should be interpreted in different ways...
. It later expanded its contributor base to postgrad researchers from other UK institutions and abroad. It is abstracted in International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences is a bibliography for social science and interdisciplinary research. The database focuses on the social science disciplines of anthropology, economics, politics and sociology, and related interdisciplinary subjects, such as development...
.