ABSTRACT
In the late 1950s and early 1960s a number of us advocated some fundamental changes in the way archaeologists viewed the archaeological record and particularly in the conventions then current for assigning meaning to archaeological facts. Subsequently, there have been major changes in the ways archaeologists approach the archaeological record and, in turn, in the ways in which we seek to justify the meanings we assign to archaeological observations. What I wish to discuss is not what we have done—that is a matter of record and should perhaps more appropriately be discussed by others. Instead, I want to discuss what needs to be done.
