The involvement of American archaeologists in the study of Palaeolithic Europe should be viewed as viable, helpful and challenging, and not regarded with suspicion or as interference - so states Lawrence Straus. These eleven papers, written by scholars renowned on both sides of the Atlantic, are taken from the XIVth Congress held at the University of Liege in 2001. With a broad range of backgrounds, opinions and experiences, the contributors bring unique and diverse perspectives to bear on the issue of the relationship between American and European archaeology and archaeologists. Conributors: L G Strauss, N F Bicho, H M Bricker, G A Clark, F B Harrold, J K Kozlowski, M Otte, M Street, M N Haidle, J Svobada, R White .