This dictionary covers the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, focusing especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas. It is specially designed for students, tourists, reporters, journalists, and anyone with an amateur or professional interest in archaeology. With over 5,000 entries, it provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of theory and methods; people and places; artefacts and materials; and sites and monuments. Legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA is also covered, and the archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world described. A quick reference section provides tables showing the main chronological periods and traditions for various parts of the Old World and the Americas.