Instructions for contributors to
“Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa”

Please note: The presented text should not exceed 8 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point, onefold line spacing) including bibliography etc. Also not more than 10 pictures can be presented. If you composite some pictures to one every partial picture counts as one.

 

Text

  • Manuscripts have to be written in a compatible program or common software; as a rule in Word for Windows, no pdf-files;
  • The text must not contain any formats (e.g. columns), no syllabification and no pictures
  • Enumerations are ordered by dash (not: a), b)..., or 1., 2.);
  • Abbreviations have to be avoided;
  • Together with the CD-ROM an identical, correction-free printout has to be submitted;
  • Spelling according the guidelines of the „Reform der deutschen Rechtschreibung“, valid since 01.08.1998 and the modifications 2004 and 2006.

The only and complete order of the article consists of:

  • Text;
  • Articles in English have a short summary in German. Articles in German get a summary in English.
  • Bibliography (see „Bibliography“);
  • Proofs of illustration (see “Illustrations and tables”);
  • Address of authors (complete, according to the regulations of the Deutsche Post);
  • Captions (see “Illustrations and tables”).

Quotation

It has to be quoted according the so called natural sciences quotation rules; in the ongoing text in brackets - name of author in small capitals followed by year of publication and page.

  • Several page numbers are separated by semicolon, page numbers at illustrations as well;
  • Sub-numbers at illustrations are placed after a comma after the number of the illustration;
  • Remarks should be avoided;
  • Names of authors have to be mentioned only regarding a publication listed in the bibliography;
  • If several authors are mentioned, the names have to be separated by a full stop;
  • If several works of one author are mentioned, the dates of publication are separated by semicolon;
  • Quotations of historic sources stand in quotation marks. If possible direct quotations should be avoided.

Examples

(MüLLER 1988, 17; 1989, 13-14 HELLER 1990, 34. DIETRICH 1994, 34 Abb. 1).
(ZIMMERMANN 1989, 18 Abb. 3, 2-5, 9. 10; 4, 1-3. 70; ID-11; 19 Abb. 5,2-5,9; Taf. 88,3).
(LAUX 1981, 17; 19; 88-90; Taf. 35, 2-5; 36, 3; 40, 2-5. 9).
MAIER (1991, 23) wies darauf hin, dass die Wartbergkultur in Teilen Südniedersachsens eine grössere Rolle gespielt hat, als bisher angenommen.

 

Bibliography

At the end of the article a complete list of references has to be made up in alphabetical order according to the following style:

  • Except “Hrsg.” (for publisher) no abbreviations or short form have to be used;
  • The literature is listed in following order: surname in small capitals, first name abbreviated, date of publication (with following colon), complete title, possibly title of periodical or textbook, separated from title of article by full stop, place of publication, year of publication, page;
  • At periodicals the place of publication is dropped.
  • Only publications which are quoted should find its way to bibliography.

Examples

BOTH, F. 1996: Düna II. Untersuchungen zur Keramik des 1. bis 14. nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts. Materialhefte zur Ur- und Frühgeschichte Niedersachsens Reihe A 24. Hannover 1996.
FANSA, M. 1983: Die Steingeräte aus den Megalithgräbern in Kleinenkneten, Stadt Wildeshausen, Ldkr. Oldenburg. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland 6, 1983,1-8.
GENRICH, A., PETERS, H.-G., SCHIRNIG, H. 1977: Vor- und Frühgeschichte. In: H. Patze (Hrsg.), Geschichte Niedersachsens 1. Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Niedersachsen und Bremen 36. Hildesheim 1977, 439-541.

Illustrations and tables

  • Illustrations, diagrams, tables, graphics etcetera can be submitted as EPS-, PICT-, JPEG- or TIFF-data; filenames should contain the name of the author and the numer of the illustrations, table etc. (e.c. Schöbel Abb1.tiff)
  • Illustrations should not be included in the text but saved as separated files;
  • Due to cost folded plates will not be produced;
  • Each illustration, table, graphic, etc. has to have a caption;
  • Each caption consists of “Abb.”, current arabic number and the actual caption.

 

Example

Abb. 7 Situlenfragment aus dem Randweiher, Gmk. Wellental, Gde. Meinersdorf, Ldkr. Göttingen, Heimatmuseum Meinersdorf (InvNr. 121), M. 1:3.

  • All captions are to be gathered as an appendix at the end of the text (see “Text”);
  • Illustrations and captions have to be assigned to each other clearly;
  • Statements on copyright, e.g. proofs of illustration are in the responsibility of the author;
  • Proofs of illustration have to be listed in the text after the bibliographical reference and before the address of the author (see “Text).