Review of: Replication report for Marwick (2025) “Is archaeology a science?”, including new data from OpenAlex. Round#1/Reviewer#1

Key Points

• This review aims to evaluate the reproducibility of the findings from Marwick's work on archaeology as a science.
• Analyze new data from OpenAlex relative to Marwick's original research
• Assess the reproducibility of experimental findings in archaeology
• Review literature on archaeology's scientific basis
• Identified key factors affecting reproducibility in archaeological studies
• Discussed new data's implications for established claims about archaeology as a science
• Noted a lack of consensus in the community regarding archaeology's scientific status

Abstract