Bulletin of the History of Archaeology

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• Bulletin of the History of Archaeology Call for Papers 2026

  The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (BHA) is accepting submissions for publication in 2026.

  Now in its 34th year, the Bulletin is keen to receive submissions that employ interdisciplinary research methods and approaches, make creative interventions into the history of archaeology or use new tools for the discipline (e.g., digital humanities, oral histories).

  The journal publishes research not only on the histories of archaeology strictly defined, but also on the subject as it intersects with related histories like those of collecting, colonialism, exploration, fieldwork, heritage, and museums. At the same time, the BHA welcomes work that takes its methodological cues from fields including anthropology and historical anthropology, archaeology, art history, colonial and postcolonial studies, gender studies, global history, and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.

  Researchers at all career stages and with a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds (including but not limited to museum studies, history, anthropology, public humanities, sociology, archaeology, genealogy, history of science, or digital humanities) are invited to submit. 

  If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) of £578 (+VAT, if applicable), which can normally be sourced from your funder or institution. In exceptional circumstances waivers may be available for authors without institutional funding or independent researchers. If you need a waiver, please make sure to request it at the time of abstract submission and submit written confirmation from your institution that no funding is available. For more information on funding, feel free to get in touch with the editorial manager patrick.higgins@ubiquitypress.com.

• Call for Abstracts – Special issue on Heritage Justice

  Archaeology – as a discipline and set of knowledge practices – is considered to have been born of capitalism, imperialism and colonialism. This begs the question of how scholars deal with archaeology’s loaded past to produce accounts that critically engage with the history of the discipline and its practice. Recently, a number of publications have sought to tackle this topic situating their work in the framework of heritage justice. We may observe instances of heritage justice in provenance research, in questions of restitution of antiquities, as well as in cases of social justice, as in the valorization of marginalized site workers. 

  For this special issue of The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, we invite submissions of articles that aim at tackling questions of heritage justice broadly construed within the history of archaeology. We are interested in addressing questions that include, but are not limited to: 

  • Critical histories on the export of antiquities from countries/territories that suffered from asymmetrical imperial relations, e.g. the Ottoman Empire, Greece, Central and South America, etc.
  • Contemporary and historical attempts to restitute antiquities to countries of origin
  • The role of women in archaeology, be they trained archaeologists, wives of archaeologists who nevertheless played a role in archaeology, site workers, etc.
  • Past efforts to engage local communities with archaeological work as a way to deal with the negative consequences formal archaeology had in their lives (e.g. dislocation)
  • Critical discussions on geographical and other designations used in archaeology, museology, etc. and how these are/should be changing

  We welcome contributions from scholars at all career stages and with a broad range of interests (e.g. history, archaeology, anthropology, critical heritage studies, history of science). Interested authors may submit 500 word abstracts by email to Artemis Papatheodorou (artemisuni@yahoo.gr) and Robert Vigar (robjame@sas.upenn.edu) by 30 June 2025. All applicants will be notified of the selection results by 1 August 2025. Full-length articles are expected by 1 December 2025. For more information, or to discuss potential contributions, please contact Artemis Papatheodorou (artemisuni@yahoo.gr) and Robert Vigar (robjame@sas.upenn.edu). 

  The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology is an Open-Access journal. If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) of £556 (+VAT, if applicable), which can normally be sourced from your funder or institution. In exceptional circumstances waivers may be available for authors without institutional funding or independent researchers. If you need a waiver, please make sure to request it at the time of abstract submission and submit written confirmation from your institution that no funding is available. For more information on funding, feel free to get in touch with the editorial manager patrick.higgins@ubiquitypress.com.