Table of Contents

Introduction, Barry Cunliffe1. The Name and Nature of ArchaeologyThe discipline of archaeology, Kristian KristiansenThe formative century, 1860-1960, Robin BoastThe theoretical scene, 1960-2000, Matthew H. JohnsonInto the future, Andy JonesTechnologies, Marcia-Anne Dobres2. Tools of the TradeMeasuring the passage of time, achievements and challenges in archaeological dating, A. M. PollardHuman activity in a spatial context, Gary LockData collection by excavation, Roger WhiteMastering materials, M. S. Tite3. Early HumansThe nature of humanness, Jonathan MarksEarly hominids, Nicholas Toth & Kathy SchickThe emergence of Home sapiens sapiens, William DaviesThe Neanderthals, Paul PettittPeopling the world, Steven Mithen4. Strategies for SurvivalHunters and gatherers, Peter MitchellEarly farming and domestication, Graeme BarkerStudying diet, Robert Hedges5. Complex Societies and the Formation of Early StatesCultural complexity, Ian MorrisTrade and interaction, Robin SkeatesChina: state formation and urbanization, Li LiuMesoamerica, Elizabeth M. BrumfielThe central Andean region in prehistory, Terence N. D'Altroy6. Some Regional OverviewsThe Mediterranean and its hinterland, Cyprian BroodbankThe archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa: an overview, Innocent PikirayiPre-Islamic Central Asia, Georgina HerrmannThe Circumpolar zone, Bryan C. HoodEast Asia, S. NelsonAustralasia, Lesley Head, Harry Allen, Tim Denham & Richard FullagarPacific Islands, Chris GosdenNorth America, Charles R. Cobb & Randall H. McGuireSouth American archaeology, P. P. Funari, A. Zarankin & E. Stovel7. Issues and DebatesIndigenous voices and repatriation, Jonathan WilliamsSex and gender, Roberta GilchristArchaeological representation: the consumption and creation of the past, Stephanie MoserCommunity archaeology, Yvonne Marshall