He has been called the "father of historical archaeology in America".

Its aims were, and still are, to promote the study of historical archaeology in Australia.

Griffin is "best known for having made important contributions to the foundations and development of historical archaeology".

When he began his career, "historical archaeology did not exist as an academic discipline.

He is currently the president of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

These trends encouraged the development of a professional organization devoted to the study and practice of historical archaeology.

The field forms part of historical archaeology, or the archaeology of the modern period.

Harrington contributed largely to the development and legitimization of historical archaeology as a discipline.

Both for himself and his students, he emphasized research, in the archives and with the use of new techniques of historical archaeology.

Heath is an anthropological archaeologist specializing in historical archaeology.