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97% 
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84% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
51% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
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0.93 s
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62.80 kB
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883
Media files
12
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45 internal / 10 external

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American Journal of Archaeology
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The AJA, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, is one of the world's most distinguished and widely distributed classical archaeology journals.
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https://ajaonline.org/
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
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/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/new-logo.svgAmerican Journal of Archaeology
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...tent/uploads/2025/06/AJA-Cover-129.3.pngAJA 129.3 - July 2025
...ntent/uploads/2025/06/Totten-800x800.jpgMasonry remains at Torre Pietra (R. Ragno).
.../uploads/2025/06/OllerGuzman-800x800.jpgType I tomb located in the Southeast Necropolis at Wadi Sikait (SKP-NEC-SE-T24). The damaged tumulus allows the rectangular funerary box to be visible; scale = 1 m.
...ntent/uploads/2025/06/Kamash-800x800.jpgScutum from Dura-Europos, painted wood and leather with bronze edge binding, ht. 105.5 cm, width. 41 cm, depth 30 cm. New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery 1933.715, acq. 1933 (courtesy British Museum).
...nt/uploads/2025/06/Rodriguez-800x800.jpgDetail of the Princeton sarcophagus showing Persian horse handlers (© Princeton University Art Museum/Art Resource, NY).
...ontent/uploads/2025/06/Feito-800x800.jpgBarley (Hordeum vulgare) grains (S. Acharya; CC BY-SA 4.0).
/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Allison.jpgArch-I-Scan team members record a sherd (© Arch-I-Scan).
...content/uploads/2024/08/AJA-e-Update.svgNo alt attribute provided
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H2 Communities on the Move in Coastal Apulia (Southern Italy), 10th Century BCE to 17th Century CE: 2,600 Years of Human-Environment Coevolution at Salapia
H2 Dying in the Mines: Necropoleis and Funerary Practices During the Late Antique Period in the Smaragdos (Egyptian Eastern Desert)
H2 For Men, About Men: A Review of Legion: Life in the Roman Army
H2 Greek and Roman Small Size Sculpture
H2 Klazomenian Sarcophagi in the Borderlands: An Ionian (Re)Vision
H2 Ancient Diet and Agricultural Economy in the Levant: An Archaeobotanical Study
H2 An Approach to Quantifying Ceramic Vessels Among Diverse Datasets
H3 Access the AJA
H3 Museum Exhibitions
H3 Book Reviews
H3 Permissions & Reprints
H3 Support the AJA
H3 Author Guide
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There are 10 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://ajaonline.org/Anchor Skip to content
https://ajaonline.org/IMG-ALT American Journal of Archaeology
https://ajaonline.org/Home
https://ajaonline.org/about/About
/toc/1283/Current Issue
https://ajaonline.org/access/Access the AJA
/submissions/Author Guide
https://ajaonline.org/society/Support the AJA
https://ajaonline.org/toc/1293/Current Issue: July 2025 (129.3)
IMG-ALT AJA 129.3 - July 2025
https://ajaonline.org/toc/1293/Text duplicate Current Issue: July 2025 (129.3)
IMG-ALT AJA 129.3 - July 2025
/submissions/editorial-policy/Learn more
/article/communities-on-the-mo...Communities on the Move in Coastal Apulia (Southern Italy), 10th Century BCE to 17th Century CE: 2,600 Years of Human-Environment Coevolution at Salapia By D...
IMG-ALT Masonry remains at Torre Pietra (R. Ragno).
/field-report/dying-in-the-min...Dying in the Mines: Necropoleis and Funerary Practices During the Late Antique Period in the Smaragdos (Egyptian Eastern Desert) By Joan Oller Guzmán, David ...
IMG-ALT Type I tomb located in the Southeast Necropolis at Wadi Sikait (SKP-NEC-SE-T24). The damaged tumulus allows the rectangular funerary box to be visible; scale...
/museum-review/for-men-about-m...For Men, About Men: A Review of Legion: Life in the Roman Army By Zena KamashAvailable as Open Access The review presents a critical examination of the Briti...
IMG-ALT Scutum from Dura-Europos, painted wood and leather with bronze edge binding, ht. 105.5 cm, width. 41 cm, depth 30 cm. New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery ...
/book-review/greek-and-roman-s...Greek and Roman Small Size Sculpture By Sinclair W. BellAvailable as Open Access
/article/klazomenian-sarcophag...Klazomenian Sarcophagi in the Borderlands: An Ionian (Re)Vision By Leticia R. Rodriguez The painted terracotta sarcophagi of Klazomenai (ca. 650–450 BCE) are...
IMG-ALT Detail of the Princeton sarcophagus showing Persian horse handlers (© Princeton University Art Museum/Art Resource, NY).
/article/ancient-diet-and-agri...Ancient Diet and Agricultural Economy in the Levant: An Archaeobotanical Study By Jessica Feito This study utilizes archaeobotanical macroremains to explore ...
IMG-ALT Barley (Hordeum vulgare) grains (S. Acharya; CC BY-SA 4.0).
/article/an-approach-to-quanti...An Approach to Quantifying Ceramic Vessels Among Diverse Datasets By Penelope Mary Allison and Daniël Paul van Helden This article compares approaches to cou...
IMG-ALT Arch-I-Scan team members record a sherd (© Arch-I-Scan).
https://archaeological.org/joinNew window External Join Now
https://www.archaeological.org...New window External Subdomain AIA Member Login
https://www.ajaonline.org/access/New window More ways to access
/exhibits/Browse
/category/book-review/Read Reviews
https://www.ajaonline.org/books/Book List
/permissions/Learn More
/society/Give
/submissions/Go to Guide
https://ajaonline.org/toc/1293/IMG-ALT AJA 129.3 - July 2025
https://ajaonline.org/about/Text duplicate About
https://ajaonline.org/about/Who We Are
/submissions/editorial-policy/Editorial Policy
https://ajaonline.org/history/Historical Timeline
https://ajaonline.org/society/How to Support
https://ajaonline.org/access/Access
https://ajaonline.org/access/Subscribe
https://ajaonline.org/openaccess/Open Access
https://ajaonline.org/archive/Archive
https://www.journals.uchicago....New window External Subdomain UCP
https://www.jstor.org/journal/...New window External Subdomain JSTOR
/submissions/Submissions
/submissions/submission-guidel...Guidelines
/submissions/manuscript-prepar...Manuscript Preparation
/submissions/forms/Forms and Checklists
https://ajaonline.org/booksBooks Available for Review
https://ajaonline.org/contacts/Contacts & FAQ
https://www.editorialmanager.c...New window External Subdomain Submission Site
https://ajaonline.org/advertise/Advertise
/permissions/Permissions & Reprints
https://www.facebook.com/aja.j...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.ajaonline.org/feed/No Text
https://www.archaeological.org...External Subdomain AIA Statement on Archaeology and Social Justice
https://www.archaeological.org...New window External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://ajaonline.org/contacts/Contact Us
https://archaeological.org/External Archaeological Institute of America
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The page response time of 0.93 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
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This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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