The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades.

* Grouped into four sections - Knowledges, Identities, Places, and Politics - each of which is prefaced with a review essay that contextualizes the history and developments in social archaeology and related fields.

* Draws together newer trends that are challenging established ways of understanding the past.

* Includes contributions by leading scholars who instigated major theoretical trends.