Editorial

The seventh volume of this periodical develops two trends seen in a number of earlier volumes of Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia. One trend is to focus on themes and this volume, entitled Archaeology in a town, a town in archaeology, addresses the archaeology of medieval and early modern towns. This theme originated at the conference “Towns of Lublin Land in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Problems and Research Perspectives“, which was held at MCSU in Lublin, 6–7 December 2007. Our volume presents this topic in a broader geographical context. The second trend is the attempt to reflect the problems of urban archaeology as a subject of interdisciplinary studies. The predominant archaeological perspective is complemented by articles reflecting on the theory of archaeology of “the second degree”, cultural anthropology, geography, history and urban planning. This volume also contains contributions celebrating the 80th birthday of eminent art historian Jadwiga Teodorowicz-Czerepińska, a researcher of urban planning and the urbanisation of Podkarpacie and Lublin areas.