The Historiography of Prehistoric Archaeology in Britain: A Brief Outline

I begin by presenting a very brief overview of historiographic analysis in archaeology, noting that the past two decades have seen a significant expansion in the range and scope of histories of archaeology. An important aspect of this growing interest has been the expanding diversity in accounts of what have long been thought to be the core features of the evolution of the discipline. I then seek to ground the themes identified there through a short and highly partial longitudinal study of the history of British prehistoric archaeology.