This volume forms a collection of papers tracking the emergence of the
history of archaeology from a subject of marginal status in the 1980s to
the mainstream subject which it is today. Professor Timothy Murrays
essays have been widely cited and track over 20 years in the development
of the subject. The papers are accompanied by a new introduction which
surveys the development of the subject over the last 25 years as well as
a reflection of what this means for the philosophy of archaeology and
theoretical archaeology. This volume spans Tims successful career as an
academic at the forefront of the study of the history of archaeology,
both in Australia and internationally. During his career he has held
posts in Britain and Europe as well as Australia, most notably at the
University of Cambridge, The Institute of Archaeology at UCL, Leiden
University and the University of Paris. He now edits The Bulletin of the
History of Archaeology.