AACA: Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists
AAI: Area of Archaeological Importance
AARG: Aerial Archaeology Research Group
AARI: Archaeological Area of Regional Importance
ACHWS: Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
AD: Anno Domini
ADCA: Association of Diocesan and Cathedral Archaeologists
ADS: Archaeology Data Service
AHF: Architectural Heritage Fund
AHRB: Arts and Humanities Research Board
AIA: Association for Industrial Archaeology
AIP: Archaeological Investigations Project

AJA: American Journal of Archaeology
ALGAO: Association of Local Government Archaeology Officers
ALSF: Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
AMAA: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
AML: Ancient Monuments Laboratory
ANL: Analysis projects
ANPA: Association of National Park Authorities
AnSt: Anatolian Studies
AONB: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
AP: Aerial Photograph
APPAG: All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group
APU: Aerial Photograph Unit
ARC: Archaeological Resource Centre
Archa: Archaeometry
ArchS: Archaeoastronomy Supplement
ARCV: Archiving projects
ARIA: Association of Regional and Island Archaeologists
ARM: Archaeological Resource Management
ASRI: Archaeological Site of Regional Importance
ASS: Assessment projects
ATF: Archaeology Training Forum
AUP: Acceptable User Policy
AW: Antike Welt