Considers the origins and development of the practice of archaeology
	
Explores the methods that archaeologists use to explore the past and consider how people lived
	
Reflects the move from traditional archaeology to science-based archaeology, including how genetics has contributed heavily to modern practice
	
Highlights how archaeologists have a place in some of the most prominent debates of our age, such as the role of climate change, the effects of rises in sea-level, and the possibility of global warming
	
Part of the Very Short Introduction series - over five million copies sold worldwide