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Author Guide

In most cases, the time from submission to decision for articles submitted to the American Journal of Archaeology is from four to six months.

Submissions should not exceed 20,000 words, including abstract, article body, works cited, notes, and figure captions.

All submissions should follow the AJA Policy on the Publication and Citation of Unprovenanced Antiquities.

Author warranties, a permissions form template, checklists, and figure preparation guidelines are available in Supporting Material.

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Lea M. Stirling

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Lea M. Stirling is professor of classics at the University of Manitoba and held the Canada Research Chair in Roman Archaeology from 2001 to 2012. Her art historical research focuses on Roman and Late Antique statuary and its role in society. She is also interested in the archaeology of the Roman provinces and for many years codirected excavations in Roman kilns and cemeteries at Leptiminus (Lamta, Tunisia). She is the author of The Learned Collector: Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul (Ann Arbor 2005) and coeditor of Mortuary Landscapes of North Africa (Toronto 2007).