It was founded in 1982 to represent the profession and currently has over 3500 members drawn from all areas of the archaeological community.

This contention was considered highly controversial by many in the archaeological community.

However, these claims have been met with a general lack of acceptance within the Australian archaeological community.

"It has certainly caused upset in the archaeological community."

Roberts went on to gain a name for himself in the archaeological community as site director of the Boxgrove project.

This led to much controversy in the archaeological community.

Ultimately, his report dispelled much of the doubt and skepticism within the archaeological community.

This finding was received with great skepticism by the archaeological community.

These are thought by many in the archaeological community to be geofacts.

The decision caused controversy in the international archaeological community and raised questions of academic freedom.