ABSTRACT
Every sector of the archaeological profession considers public education and outreach to be important. Private contract firms of all sizes incorporate elements of public outreach into at least some projects. Public outreach is integral to the work of many private foundations. Governments at every level are rightly concerned with the public benefit of the work they require or sponsor. Some academic institutions are engaged in outreach efforts connected to civic engagement and service learning. An increasing number of schools are including archaeology in elementary and high school education as well. The process by which archaeologists create knowledge is of particular interest to her: Going 'beyond the facts' to see contradictions and paradoxes and still coming up with generalizations is what archaeologists do every day. Archaeologists are the synthesizers, putting things together, combining and recombining. Consequently, archaeologists are great role models for students who will have to puzzle out how to make decisions in the twenty-first century.
