History

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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.

Discovery Channel: Time Team - An outline of the history of archaeology provided as background to the long-running British TV series Time Team.

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.

Infoplease: History of Archaeology - An outline of the development of the discipline from the online encyclopedia.

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.

Reading the Land - Peter Fowler explains in British Archaeology magazine how landscape archaeology evolved over the last 50 years. (December, 2001)