Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists, Volumes I-II, edited by Tim Murray. ABC­-CLIO Inc., Santa Barbara, 1999

There have been two previous volumes published on GreatArchaeologists, one for young adults (Daugherty 1962) and one a collection of articlesfrom the Illustrated London News (Bacon 1976). What really distinguishes this two volumeset from the earlier books is that who was included was decided by archaeologists,rather than by educators or journalists. Archaeologists whose lives are considered greatfor didactic or journalistic reasons are most likely to be active in spectacular field­work and the Gordon Childes or James B Griffins are less likely to beincluded