Contents: Introduction: Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Liverpool (Jonathan Trigg); Joan Taylor PhD, FSA: an appreciation (EA Slater); A bibliography of the publications of Joan J. Taylor (Jonathan Trigg); Early fire: The case for the prosecution and the case for the defence (John Gowlett); ‘Books and the Night’. Paviland, Pontnewydd and Palaeolithic journeys (Stephen Aldhouse-Green); Vitlycke re-visited: a rock carving in Bohuslan, Sweden (John and Bryony Coles); Lindow Moss 1984 (Robert Connolly); Porourangi: a Maori symbol of war, peace and identity (David Field); The evidence for the contents of British Beakers and some interpretative suggestions (Jonathan Trigg); The decoration of Bronze Age dagger handles with gold studs Mike Corfield); The Downpatrick hoards: an analytical reconsideration (Richard Warner and Mary Cahill); A hoard of Middle Bronze Age gold ornaments from Priddy, Somerset (Stephen Minnitt and Naomi Payne); Crossing the threshold: recovery, selection and curation practices of nineteenth century barrow diggers (Julien Parsons); Some archaeological finds and their associated folklore (Paul Robinson); The museum response to the changing fortunes of the ceramics industry in the south-west of England (David Dawson); Getting a conceptual grip for the teaching and learning of Palaeolithic Archaeology (Anthony Sinclair)