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Apologies for cross-posting My name is Steve Townend, I am a PhD student at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. I am doing a short piece of research for an anectdotal conference contribution on the impact of archaeological research and theory generation on those disciplines from which it has drawn over the years. As an active discusion group in one of the key fields from which archaeology has taken inspiration, I am very interested in your impressions of that relationship. I would like to pose four questions, which I would be grateful if you could answer frankly. 1. Having introduced myself as an archaeologist, what images/understandings does that classification bring to mind? 2. Are you aware that archaeology has drawn heavily from the theoretical frameworks of your discipline? 3. What is your impression of how theorisng within your own discipline may be of benefit to the study of human pasts? 4. Are you aware of any contributions that archaeology as a discipline has made to theory building in your own discipline? The piece is a closing contribution to a session entitled "Archaeology Talks Back: Contributions to Intra- and Extra-disciplinary Dialogues" and is intended as food for thought for a discipline that is trying to come to terms with its role in the academic pantheon. In Gratitude, Steve Townend Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY ENGLAND Steve Townend Institute of Archaeology, UCL 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY