Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-371) and indexes.

Contents:-A history of African archaeology / Peter Robertshaw -- Archaelogical studies of human origins & early prehistory in Africa / J.A.J. Gowlett -- Weaving the fabric of Stone Age research in Southern Africa / Janette Deacon -- "Hidden history" : Iron Age archaeology in Southern Africa / Martin Hall -- The development of archaeology in East Africa / Peter Robertshaw -- Late Quaternary archaeological research in the Horn of Africa / Steven A. Brandt & Rodolfo Fattovich -- Phases & facies in the archaeology of Central Africa / Pierre de Maret -- Archaeology in anglophone West Africa / François J. Kense -- Changing paradigms, goals & methods in the archaeology of francophone West Africa / Philip de Barros -- A personal memoir / J. Desmond Clark -- A personal memoir / Thurstan Shaw -- A personal memoir / P.L. Shinnie -- Egyptology & archaeology : an African perspective / David O'Connor -- Oral traditions, archaeology & history : a short reflective history / Peter R. Schmidt -- The study of rock art in Africa / Whitney Davis -- West African archaeology : colonialism & nationalsim / Augustin Holl -- The history of African archaeology in world perspective / Bruce G. Trigger.