The classification of the articles which have been published during the last twenty years in Archeologia e Calcolatori focuses on computer applications and the archaeological subject areas in which these applications have been used. The analysis of these classifications reveals a number of interesting trends which are strongly related both to the intrinsic interdisciplinarity of this field of studies and the new trends towards the integration of diverse methods on the same technological platform.

Some preliminary results based on a study of the frequency with which different subject matters are dealt with , are presented here. These first considerations mainly concern the continuity of some topics over the years, the birth of new research paths and the reduction of others, all of which are indicative of a sector in continuous evolution, in which technological progress plays a significant role. Obviously, when reading the results, it is necessary to take into account that they can be affected, from a quantitative point of view, by the publication of special thematic issues and conference proceedings dedicated to specific topics.