The development of archaeological chemistry -- Analytical techniques applied to archaeology -- Obsidian characterization in the eastern Mediterranean -- The geochemistry of clays and the provenance of ceramics -- The chemistry, corrosion and provenance of archaeological glass -- The chemical study of metals : the medieval and later brass industry in Europe -- The chemistry and use of resinous substances -- Amino acid stereochemistry and the first Americans -- Lead isotope geochemistry and the trade in metals -- The chemistry of human bone : diet, nutrition, status and mobility -- The detection of small biomolecules : dairy products in the archaeological record -- Whither archaeological chemistry?