American Archaeology An outline of the development of the discipline in America from the beginning till nowadays. Five periods are briefly described.
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.
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 History of archaeology from the early beginning till modern times. Biographies of pioneer archaeologists Jean François Champollion and Arthur Evans.
History of Archaeology Provides a definition, a description of new techniques, information about the age of antiquarians, and a look at the three-age system.
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.
