Title
The title should be concise and informative.

Author information
The name(s) of the author(s)
The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

Abstract
Abstract should be of 1000 characters (spaces included). The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords
Please provide 4 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Text Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in a standard document format (e.g., .doc, .docx, rtf) and should not exceed 80.000 characters (spaces and bibliography included) plus maximum 15 full-page illustrations.

Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12-point Times New Roman) for text. Paragraphs must not be indented from the left margin. All texts must be presented in their final draft and readable form. Under no circumstances will substantial alterations, which would affect the cost of printing, be accepted after the first proof. For internal titles and subtitles small capital types and italics should respectively be used. Bold is not accepted.

Quotations
Figures and tables
Figures and tables should be quoted in the text as follows: (fig. 1: 5, 7-8); (figs. 2: 3; 4); (fig. 2, a); (Tab. 1).

Bibliographic quotations
Quotations should be in the text as follows: (Binford 1978); (Wendorf 1968: 954-958); (Perlès 2004: fig. 15, 2) (Binford ed. 1976); (Campbell, Fletcher 2010); (Guilaine et al. 2003) for more than 2 authors. All references listed must be cited in the text.

Foot notes
Since bibliographical quotations appear in the text, footnotes will only have explanatory content with reference to the text. They should be numbered consecutively, throughout each work and contribution.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements, if any, should appear at the end of the text, before bibliography.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Journals:
COPELAND L. 1970 - The early Upper Paleolithic flint material from levels VII-V, Antelias Cave (Lebanon), Berytus XIX: 99-143.

Conference Proceedings:
GARROD D., KlRKBRIDE D. 1958 - Excavation of Palaeolithic rock-shelter at Adlun (Lebanon), Ve Congrès International des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques, Hambourg 1957: 3l3-325.
EVIN J. 1987 - Révision de la chronologie absolue des débuts du Néolithique en Provence et Languedoc, in Premières communautés paysannes en Méditerranée occidentale, Actes du Colloque International du CNRS, Montpellier 1983: 27-37.

Conference Proceedings published in Journal:
KNAPP A. B. 2009 – Migration, hybridisation and collapse: Bronze Age Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean, in Le ragioni del cambiamento / Reasons for Change, Cardarelli A., Cazzella A., Frangipane M., Peroni R. eds., Atti del Convegno Internazionale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità, Università Sapienza di Roma 2006, Scienze dell’Antichità 15: 219-239.

Books:
SMITH A. T. 2003 – The Political Landscape. Constellations of Authority in Early Complex Polities, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London.
FRANGIPANE M., FERIOLI P., FIANDRA E., LAURITO R., PITTMAN H. 2007 - Arslantepe Cretulae. An Early Centralised Administrative System Before Writing, (ARSLANTEPE vol. V), Università Sapienza di Roma, Roma.
PARKINSON W., GALATY M. L. eds. 2009 – Archaic State Interaction. The Eastern Mediterranean in the Bronze Age, School for Advanced Research Press, Santa Fe.

Articles in books:
VERHOEVEN M. 2005 - Ethnoarchaeology, analogy, and ancient society, in Archaeologies of the Middle East. Critical Perspectives, Pollock S., Bernbeck R. eds., Blackwell, Oxford: 251-270

ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrations, including photographs, charts, diagrams, maps etc. must be submitted as individual files and not embedded in the text.

a) Tables
Tables and graphs should be submitted in their final form as separate editable files (for tables) or tiff at 300 dpi minimum (for graphs), considering the page size (18,5 x13 cm).

b) Figures (photos, drawings, maps)
Illustrations, normally in black and white, must be prepared according to the size of Origini, which is 13 x 18,5 cm. (captions included) for a full-page. The illustrations should be high-quality tiff files (300 dpi minimum for photos and 600 dpi for drawings grey scale). The scale of figures must be specified.

Captions
The list of captions should appear at the end of the text, on a separate page. Captions should include the title or description of the illustration and, where appropriate, the source of the illustration. If you need permission to reproduce illustrations, please send us a copy of the permission.