Paul A. Shackel is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland -- College Park. Evre J. Chambers is also Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland -- College Park.

Introduction: Heritage Development, Local Communities and Public Archaeology, Paul A. Shackel,Section I: Archaeology and Empowering Subordinated Groups,Monican Mediation: Regional and Individual Archaeologies in the Contemporary Politics of Indian Heritage, Jeffrey Hantman,From Traditional Archaeology to Public Archaeology to Community Action: The Levi Jordan Plantation Project, Carol McDavid,African-American Heritage in a Multicultural Community: An Archaeology of Race, Culture, and Consumption, Paul R. Mullins,Asking the Right Questions: Archaeologists and Descendent Communities, Matthew B. Reeves,Section II: Archaeology and Non-Traditional Communities,The Bowne House and the Changing Relevance of History, Teresa S. Moyer,The Seneca Village Project: Working with Modern Communities in Creating the Past, Diana diZerega Wall, Nan A. Rothschild, Cynthia Copeland and Herbert Seignoret,Applied Archaeology and the Construction of Place at Mount Calvert, Prince George's County, Maryland, Michael T. Lucas,Section III: Archaeology and Heritage Development,Building Ties: The Collaboration between the Miami Nation and Historical based Research, Mark S. Warner and Daryl Baldwin,The Burra Academic Wants and Community Needs: Archaeology in A small Community in South Australia, Peter J. Birt,Archaeological Interpretation and Diasporic Communities, Charles E. Orser, Jr.,Epilogue: Archaeology, Heritage, and Public Endeavor, Erve Chambers