A volume of essays on communicating archaeology by every imaginable means provides an excellent tribute to the work of Bill Putnam - always a communicator. Learning by doing (Philip Rahtz) , field archaeology in the 70s and 80s (John Hinchliffe) , ignore good communication at your peril (Andrew Lawson) , the IFA: what it means to be a member of a professional body (Timothy Darvill) , talking to ourselves (Ellen McAdam) , commissioning knowledge or making archaeology for books (Peter Kemmis Betty) , arcane to ARC: the York experience (Andrew Jones) , the National Curriculum (Mike Corbishley) , past experience: the view from teacher education (Tim Copeland) , child's play: archaeology out of school (Kate Pretty) , university archaeology: ivory tower or white elephant? (Kevin Andrews) , liberal adult education in the second half of the twentieth centruy (Trevor Rowley) , the local societies (John Manley) , archaeology in museums

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• List of contributors
• 1 Bill Putnam: an appreciation: John Beavis and Alan Hunt
• 2 Learning by doing: Philip Rahtz
• 3 ‘If we knew what we were going to find we wouldn’t need to dig it up’ - Field Archaeology in the 70s and 80s: John Hinchliffe
• 4 ‘Ignore good communication at your peril’: Andrew Lawson
• 5 The IFA: what it means to be a member of a professional body: Timothy Darvill
• 6 Talking to ourselves: Ellen McAdam
• 7 Commissioning knowledge or making archaeology for books: Peter Kemmis Betty
• 8 Arcane to ARC: The York experience: Andrew Jones
• 9 The National Curriculum: help or hindrance to the introduction of archaeology in schools?: Mike Corbishley
• 10 Past experience - the view from teacher education: Tim Copeland
• 11 Child’s play: archaeology out of school: Kate Pretty
• 12 University archaeology: ivory tower or white elephant?: Kevin Andrews
• 13 Liberal adult education in the second half of the twentieth century: Trevor Rowley
• 14 ‘Old stones, New fires’ - the local societies: John Manley
• 15 Archaeology in museums: Roger Peers