This book provides a broad overview of the current research questions facing archaeologists working in Europe. The book uses a case-study method in which a number of archaeologists discuss their work and reflect on their goals and approaches. The emphasis is on the intellectual process of archaeology, not just the techniques and results. Chronological coverage is provided from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age and over much of the European continent.

1. INTERPRETING IRELAND'S PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE: THE BALLY LOUGH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT, 2. THE SKATEHOLM PROJECT: LATE MESOLITHIC COASTAL SETTLEMENT IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN, 3. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON NEOLITHIC AND BRONZE AGE SITES IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND, 4. THE MESOLITHIC/NEOLITHIC TRANSFORMATION IN THE LOWER RHINE BASIN, 5. NEOLITHIC SITES IN THE POLISH LOWLANDS: RESEARCH AT BRZESC KUJAWSKI, 1933 TO 1984, 6. INVESTIGATING THE ORIGINS OF TEMPERATE EUROPE'S FIRST TOWNS: EXCAVATIONS AT HASCHERKELLER 1978 TO 1981, 7. CHANGING PARADIGMS IN THE STUDY OF THE PREHISTORIC ECONOMY: AN EXAMPLE FROM EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE, 8. APPROACHES TO THE ETRUSCAN LANDSCAPE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TUSCANIA SURVEY, 9. DANEBURY: THE ANATOMY OF A HILLFORT RE-EXPOSED, 10. THE ECONOMY OF AN EARLY ANGLO-SAXON VILLAGE: ZOO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT WEST STOW, INDEX