ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I aim to situate maps and mappings (i.e. the practices involved in mapmaking and map using) within the field of archaeology. I characterise archaeological mapping as a craft that necessitates a distinct set of skills. Like all crafts, it requires attentiveness, improvisation and an openness to affect. I present the impact that the digital transition has had on archaeological mappings, particularly since the 1990s. Furthermore, I elucidate how, from the 2000s onwards, mappings began to serve as a focal practice for advocating, demanding and effecting political change in archaeology—a process I name mapping archaeology for change. Despite inherent challenges, archaeological mapping can prove to be a powerful ally for nondominant individuals and communities striving to make their voices heard. Actors with the power to do so should push to overcome these challenges and facilitate the formation of mapping collaborations in archaeology capable of effecting political change now, without delay.
