John introduces the concept of cognitive archaeology and asks Colin what sort of information do cognitive archaeologists need to develop their thinking?

John and Colin discuss the post-processual movement in archaeology and its critique of the new Archaeology

John poses concerns about the state of current archaeology - in terms of whether it succeeds in conveying its value to the wider world as being the one discipline that can understand the true depth and duration of human history. He also questions whether it is succeeding in understanding the recent wealth of data available to it that has resulted from extensive developer funded research, particularly archaeologists' ability to construct broader generalisations about humanity, and whether...

John and Colin discuss the huge problems of looting artefacts and how this places a huge threat to archaeological understanding and discovery.

John and Colin discuss fieldwork - one of the greatest pleasure of archaeology, both in terms of the excitement of discovery and the fantastic opportunities to travel to interesting locations

In this introductory discussion, Colin and John discuss the history and achievements of the New Archaeology