BBC History Trail: Archaeology
Join Julian Richards on a guided tour that takes in the origins of archaeology and tracks its progress to the present day. Features, activities and quizzes.
Reading the Land
Peter Fowler explains in British Archaeology magazine how landscape archaeology evolved over the last 50 years.
Great Excavations
This companion site to a UK Channel 4 documentary series follows author David Romer on a tour through the origins and history of archaeology, especially its approach to ancient civilizations.
History of Archaeology at Chippewa Nature Center
Kyle Bagnall tells the story of how the study of local archaeology began and developed at Chippewa Nature Center, Michigan, USA.
Discovery Channel: Time Team
An outline of the history of archaeology provided as background to the long-running British TV series Time Team.
Learning to Read Rome's Ruins
A Vatican exhibit showing how Renaissance scholars began to identify major sites and buildings of ancient Rome and artists produced reconstructions.
Infoplease: History of Archaeology
An outline of the development of the discipline from the online encyclopedia.
A Chronology of North American Archaeology
A time-line of highlights in the development of the discipline in the United States from Minnesota State University Emuseum.
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