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 Murray's
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 Tim's 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.