Aims & Scope

Aims

Tempus Pontem: Azerbaijan Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology (TP: AJAA) advances the scholarship of archaeology and anthropology by fostering high-quality research and interdisciplinary dialogue. The journal provides a global platform for scholarly exchange, enabling authors to share insights, build networks, and reach international audiences. It promotes innovative methods, critical debate, and comparative perspectives on human history, past societies, and cultural heritage, emphasizing the connections between material culture, social structure, and environment across time and place.

Scope

The journal’s scope includes theoretical and applied research, presenting new analytical approaches, original fieldwork, and critical reviews of current interpretations. Authors reach an audience valuing interdisciplinary work, such as experimental archaeology, bioarchaeology, landscape studies, and digital methods. Readers access research that broadens understanding of past human experiences through diverse approaches.

The journal welcomes submissions linking local research with global scholarship. The journal promotes studies that connect regional findings to broader frameworks, supporting strong documentation, nuanced interpretation, and active engagement with cultural heritage at both regional and international levels.

The journal accepts original, peer-reviewed research articles, review papers, and brief communications from academics and professionals in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and related sciences.

Subject areas include, but are not limited to:
  • Archaeology:
    • Prehistoric and historical archaeology
    • Archaeological method and theory
    • Environmental and landscape archaeology
    • Bioarchaeology and forensic archaeology
    • Digital archaeology, heritage management, and public archaeology
    • Material culture studies, conservation science, and archaeometry
  • Anthropology:
    • Sociocultural and ethnographic studies of both past and present populations
    • Biological and physical anthropology, including human origins and evolution
    • Linguistic and cognitive anthropology
    • Ethnoarchaeology and taphonomy
  • Interdisciplinary research:
    • The application of scientific techniques (e.g., genetics, geochronology, chemical analysis) to anthropological questions.
    • Studies that integrate ethnographic data with archaeological evidence.
    • Comparative studies on the organization, operation, and evolution of human societies.
    • Analyses that enhance the understanding of human-environment interaction and adaptation.

 

Authored by the publisher and approved by the journal's Editors and the Editorial Board Members following a thorough review. Last updated: 10 September 2025.