| AAS | Les annales archéologiques de la Syrie 1951–1965 |
| AAAS | Annales archéologiques arabes syriennes 1966– |
| AASOR | Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
| ABSA | The Annual of the British School at Athens |
| ACO | E. Schwartz and J. Straub eds. Acta conciliorum oecumenicorum. Berlin–Leipzig 1914– |
| ADAJ | Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan |
| AIHV | Association internationale pour l’histoire du verre |
| AJA | American Journal of Archaeology |
| AJN | American Journal of Numismatics |
| ‘Alon | Bulletin of the Department of Antiquities of the State of Israel (Hebrew) |
| ANES | Ancient Near Eastern Studies |
| ANRW | Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt |
| ARCE | American Research Center in Egypt |
| ‘Atiqot (ES) | English Series |
| ‘Atiqot (HS) | Hebrew Series |
| BA | Biblical Archaeologist |
| BAIAS | Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society |
| BAR | Biblical Archaeology Review |
| BAR | Int. S. British Archaeological Reports (International Series) |
| BASOR | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
| BCH | Bulletin de correspondance hellénique |
| BIES | Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society (Hebrew) |
| BJ | Bonner Jahrbücher |
| BJPES | Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society (Hebrew) |
| BMB | Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth |
| BSAE | British School of Archaeology in Egypt |
| BSOAS | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |
| DAF | Documents d’archéologie française |
| DAFI | Cahiers de la délégation archéologique française en Iran |
| DJD | Discoveries in the Judaean Desert |
| DOP | Dumbarton Oaks Papers |
| EA | Egyptian Archaeology |
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| EAEHL | M. Avi-Yonah ed. Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem 1975–1978 |
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| ESI | Excavations and Surveys in Israel |
| GCS | Die griechischen christlichen Schrifsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte. Leipzig |
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| HA | Hadashot Arkheologiyot |
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| HA–ESI | Hadashot Arkheologiyot–Excavations and Surveys in Israel (from 1999) |
| HUCA | Hebrew Union College Annual |
| IAA Reports | Israel Antiquities Authority Reports |
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| IEJ | Israel Exploration Journal |
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| IJES | Israel Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| IJNA | The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
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| IMJ | Israel Museum Journal |
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| IMSA | Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology |
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| INJ | Israel Numismatic Journal |
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| INR | Israel Numismatic Research |
| JAC | Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum |
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| JAOS | Journal of the American Oriental Society |
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| JARCE | Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt |
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| JEA | Journal of Egyptian Archaeology |
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| JFA | Journal of Field Archaeology |
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| JGS | Journal of Glass Studies |
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| JHS | Journal of Hellenic Studies |
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| JJA | Journal of Jewish Art |
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| JJS | Journal of Jewish Studies |
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| JMA | Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology |
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| JNES | Journal of Near Eastern Studies |
| JÖB | Jahrbuch der österreichischen Byzantinistik |
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| JPOS | Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society |
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| JQR | Jewish Quarterly Review |
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| JRA | Journal of Roman Archaeology |
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| JRA Supp. S. | Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series |
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| JRS | Journal of Roman Studies |
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| JSOT | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament |
| JSP | Judea & Samaria Publications |
| JSRS | Judea and Samaria Research Studies |
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| JWP | Journal of World Prehistory |
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| LA | Liber Annuus |
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| LUIAB | London University, Institute of Archaeology Bulletin |
| MDAIK | Mitteilungen des deutschen archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo |
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| MDPV | Mitteilungen und Nachrichten des deutschen Palästina-Vereins |
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| MEFRA | Mélanges de l’École française de Rome, Antiquité |
| MUSJ | Mélanges de l’Université Saint-Joseph |
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| NC | The Numismatic Chronicle |
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| NEA | Near Eastern Archaeology |
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| NEAEHL | E. Stern and A. Lewinson-Gilboa eds. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land 1–4. Jerusalem 1993. |
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| NEAEHL 5 | E. Stern ed. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land 5: Supplementary Volume. Jerusalem 2008 |
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| OA | Oriens Antiquus |
| OBO | Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis |
| OBO.SA | Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis Series Archaeologica |
| OIP | Oriental Institute Publications |
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| OJA | Oxford Journal of Archaeology |
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| PEF | Palestine Exploration Fund |
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| PEFA | Palestine Exporation Fund Annual |
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| PEFQSt | Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement |
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| PEQ | Palestine Exploration Quarterly |
| PPTS | The Library of the Palestine Pilgrim Text Society |
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| PWRE | Pauly-Wissowa, Realencyclopädie der classichen Altertumswissenschaft |
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| QDAP | Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities of Palestine |
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| RB | Revue Biblique |
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| RDAC | Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus |
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| RN | Revue numismatique |
| SAOC | Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization |
| SBF | Studium Biblicum Franciscanum |
| SBL | Society of Biblical Literature |
| SCI | Scripta Classica Israelica |
| SEG | Supplementum epigraphicum graecum. Leiden 1923– |
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| Yalqut | Yalqut haPirsumim. Schedule of Archaeological Sites. Jerusalem (Hebrew) |
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| WA | World Archaeology |
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| ZA | Zeitschrift für Assyriology |
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| ZDPV | Zeitschrift des deutschen Palästina-Vereins |