In most archaeological publications it is normal to use the Harvard system of citing references. Bear in mind four main considerations. If you give a statement of fact or interpretation taken from a source other than yourself, you must refer to the source. If you use a source that a reader may be unfamiliar with, you should cite the source as a matter of courtesy and so that the reader may check the source. If you include a copy of a published illustration you must, in the caption to your illustration, cite the source where the original may be found, in the same way as you would cite a source in the main text.
Different writers separate the author from the date, and the date from the page in differing ways.
It does not matter which you adopt, provided only that you are consistent within one piece of work. In addition, when you specify in the caption to an illustration the source from which you copied the illustration, you must give the reference in this fashion, as in the rest of your text. B. Booklists at the end List at the end of your work all the sources which are cited in references within the text of your essay. Make sure that every source from which you have derived your information is mentioned in a reference in your essay. Check this carefully before you submit the text.