Martin Carver is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of York, editor of the journal Antiquity, and the author of Archaeological Investigation (Routledge, 2009). He has undertaken or advised on field projects in England, Scotland, Sweden, France, Italy, and Algeria, including numerous commercial projects and major research campaigns at Sutton Hoo and Portmahomack.

Chapter 1 A Visit to the Ancestors; Chapter 2 Mega, Macro, Micro, Nano: Dialogues with Terrain; Chapter 3 On the Street: Archaeologists and Society; Chapter 4 Design on Tour; Chapter 5 From Procurement to Product: A Road Map; Chapter 6 Making Archaeology Happen;

Who wants archaeology? Who should pay for it? Who should do it? And how? Making Archaeology Happen is an attempt to answer these questions - campaigning for a more liberated, imaginative and productive field profession.