In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.

Kristian Kristiansen, National Forest and Nature Agency, Denmark; Charles Redman, Arizona State University, USA; John Collis, Sheffield University, UK; Martin Carver, York University, UK; Anthony Harding, Durham University, UK; Anthony Brown, Leicester University, UK; Simon Hillson, University College, London, UK; Matthew Johnson, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK; Liz Slater, University of Glasgow, UK; Mike Parker Pearson, Sheffield University, UK; Julian Thomas, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK; Chris Gosden, La Trove University, Australia; John Bintliff, Durham University, UK; Timothy Earle, University of California, USA; Fekri Hassan, Washington State University, USA; Christopher Tilley and Nigel Spivey , University of Wales, Lampeter, UK; Chris Stringer, Natural History Museum, London, UK; Robin Dennell, Sheffield University, UK; Peter Bogucki, Princeton University, USA; Stephen Shennan, Southampton University, UK; Simon Stoddart, Bristol University, UK; Steven Dyson, SUNY, Buffalo, USA; Joseph Tainter, University of New Mexico, USA; David Hinton, Southampton University, UK; Mark Leone, Maryland University, USA; James Delle, New York University, USA; Paul Mullins, George Mason University, USA