tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post452790784054496725..comments2024-03-18T05:08:29.201-07:00Comments on Publishing Archaeology: Why Aren’t There More Good Book Reviews in Archaeology?Michael E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-65870949425691755592007-07-29T15:11:00.000-07:002007-07-29T15:11:00.000-07:00As the current Reviews Editor of the European Jou...As the current Reviews Editor of the <A HREF="http://www.e-a-a.org/journal.htm" REL="nofollow"> European Journal of Archaeology</A> (published by Sage), I agree broadly with Mike's entry and would like to encourage anybody who enjoys writing reviews (and is good at it or likes to prove him/herself) to contact me with a suggestion for one or more books they would like to review in our journal. We review anything that is arguably relevant to European archaeology and archaeologists in Europe! I am at cornelius.holtorf @ ark.lu.se (remove spaces).Cornelius Holtorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977415632064902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-10528747842658087002007-07-24T12:51:00.000-07:002007-07-24T12:51:00.000-07:00Good post Mike. I know I'd be interested in doing ...Good post Mike. I know I'd be interested in doing book reviews if asked...I get the sense that editors already have their favorite reviewers, but maybe that's not the case. A source of good reviewers might be those in agencies, like myself, whose advancement isn't dependent on not "rocking the boat" and who might be able to offer a more candid review. On the other hand, most agency archaeologists probably aren't keeping up with the literature. Perhaps a good source for book reviews would be archaeology bloggers...Christopher O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264443443156321749noreply@blogger.com