Funding in Archaeology: Public, Private and In-Between

Funding is a cornerstone in all areas of archaeological research and practice: in archaeological heritage management, contract archaeology, the academic sphere, and all those activities in-between. What do funding arrangements look like in archaeology today? Where does the money come from? Which types of values are archaeologists expected to generate in return? To address these questions, this entry looks at different sources and forms of funding, from public to private and from national to transnational. It also considers the significance of funding arrangements beyond the money itself.