This is a 2017 introductory textbook about Archaeology. It even includes sections on Historical Archaeology and Experimental Archaeology. Contents include: archaeological inquiry, archaeological fieldwork, geoarchaeology, dating methods, the dimensions of time & space & form, taphonomy, experimental archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, people & plants & animals in the past, bioarchaeology, reconstructing social & political systems, the archaeology of the mind, key transitions in world prehistory, historical archaeology, caring for our cultural heritage, and archaeology’s future.