I wasn't able to attend the session I organaised with my dear colleague 
Ntascha Mehler from Vienna at SHA on European historical archaeology
due to ill health- but Natascha told me she was dissapointed only two 
Noth americans there. I did an introductory, though not very polished 
paper, on why European Hist arch is both diverse and distinctive. Anyone 
who would like aword copy (I'll do its 97) just email me and I'll post 
by return. Also note a couple of very interesting pieces by SHA pres 
Paul Mullins on SHA blog site. There is also an older festscfrift paper 
by me with abundant references aceessible via my academia.edu web site 
where I will also upload the SHA paper. And look forward to excellent 
paper by Natascha from plenary in SHA along with several other 
interesting papers - if plenary lectures anything to go by- from 
international colleagues.

paul courtney
Snowy Leicester