I. The name and nature of archaeology. The discipline of archaeology / Kristian Kristiansen -- The formative century, 1860-1960 / Robin Boast -- The theoretical scene, 1960-2000 / Matthew H. Johnson -- Into the future / Andrew Jones -- Technologies / Marcia-Anne Dobres -- II. Tools of the trade. Measuring the passage of time : achievements and challenges in archaeological dating / A.M. Pollard -- Human activity in a spatial context / Gary Lock -- Data collection by excavation / Roger White -- Mastering materials / M.S. Tite -- III. Early humans. The nature of humanness / Jonathan Marks -- Early hominids / Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick -- The emergence of homo sapiens sapiens / William Davies -- The neanderthals / Paul Pettitt -- Peopling the world / Steve Mithen -- IV. Strategies for survival. Hunters and gatherers / Peter Mitchell -- Early farming and domestication / G. Barker -- Studying human diet / Robert Hedges -- V. Complex societies and the formation of early states. Cultural complexity / Ian Morris -- Trade and interaction / Robin Skeates -- China : state formation and urbanization / Li Liu -- Mesoamerica / Elizabeth M. Brumfiel -- The central Andean region in prehistory / Terence N. D'Altroy -- VI. Some regional overviews. The Mediterranean and its hinterland / Cyprian Broodbank -- The archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa / Innocent Pikirayi -- Pre-Islamic Central Asia / Georgina Herrmann -- The circumpolar zone / Bryan C. Hood -- East Asia / S. Nelson -- Australasia / Lesley Head, Harry Allen, Tim Denham, and Richard Fullagar -- The Pacific Islands / Chris Gosden -- North America / Charles R. Cobb and Randall H. McGuire -- South American archaeology / P.P. Funari, A. Zarankin, and E. Stovel -- VII. Issues and debates. Indigenous voices, archaeology, and the issue of repatriation / Jonathan Williams -- Sex and gender / Roberta Gilchrist -- Archaeological representation : the consumption and creation of the past / Stephanie Moser -- Community archaeology / Yvonne Marshall.