History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.
Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.

A Chronology of North American Archaeology - A time-line of highlights in the development of the discipline in the United States from Minnesota State University Emuseum.
Discovery Channel: Time Team - An outline of the history of archaeology provided as background to the long-running British TV series Time Team.
Great Excavations - This companion site to a UK Channel 4 documentary series follows author David Romer on a tour through the origins and history of archaeology, especially its approach to ancient civilizations.
History of Archaeology at Chippewa Nature Center - Kyle Bagnall tells the story of how the study of local archaeology began and developed at Chippewa Nature Center, Michigan, USA.
Infoplease: History of Archaeology - An outline of the development of the discipline from the online encyclopedia.
Learning to Read Rome's Ruins - A Vatican exhibit showing how Renaissance scholars began to identify major sites and buildings of ancient Rome and artists produced reconstructions.
Reading the Land - Peter Fowler explains in British Archaeology magazine how landscape archaeology evolved over the last 50 years.
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