Paul Everill is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Winchester, UK, and Co-Director of the Anglo-Georgian Expedition to Nokalakevi.Karen Burnell is Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at Solent University and a Chartered Psychologist by research.

"This is a highly original topic and the book will be a leading addition to a growing body of work on archaeology and well-being. There is much here of interest and significance to international researchers including new methods and approaches that will shape this emerging field." – Sarah Semple, Durham University"Overall this is an extremely valuable volume of original work that could and hopefully will have a powerful impact on the two fields of wellbeing and archaeology." - Gabriel Moshenska, UCL"Looking across the book as a whole, archaeology and heritage are clearly contributing much to the enhancement of wellbeing for many communities, albeit in many different ways and through a variety of approaches. Talking to each other within our own community of practice is important, but the next stage is to communicate these positive results to politicians, policy makers and those setting the agenda for the next upcoming reorganisation of healthcare provision." - Timothy Darvill, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

• Introduction Part 1 Context 1 What is Wellbeing and How Do We Measure and Evaluate It? 2 Introduction to Archaeology: A Personal Perspective 3 Heritage Interventions to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing: Developing a Programme Theory through a Realist-Informed Review Part 2 Museums, Healing, and Wellbeing 4 Heritage, Creativity, and Wellbeing: Approaches for Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Participation Using the UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures 5 Exhibitions, Healing and Sharing the Stories of Australian Veterans 6 Wellbeing and Greening Sites of Heritage: A Liverpool Lens Part 3 Connecting with the Land 7 Using Archaeology to Strengthen Indigenous Social, Emotional, and Economic Wellbeing 8 Archaeology as "Self-Therapy": Case Studies of Metal Detecting Communities in Britain and Denmark 9 Wellbeing and Brotherhood on the Colchian Plain: Engagement with Multinational Veterans through Archaeological Excavation at Nokalakevi, Georgia Part 4 Archaeology as Therapeutic Tool 10 From Nisarouin to Hougoumont: A Comparative Study of the Impact of Two Veteran-Focused Archaeological Initiatives on the Mental Wellbeing of Military Personnel and Veterans 11 How Do Interventions Using Heritage-Based Activities, Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing? An Analysis of Breaking Ground Heritage and Operation Nightingale Outcomes 12 American Veterans Archaeological Recovery: A Strengths-Based Approach Part 5 Engaging with Wellbeing 13 Assembling Wellbeing in Archaeological Teaching and Learning 14 Wellbeing and the Historic Environment: A Strategic Approach 15 Having a Wander through Whitechapel: Towards a Methodological Framework for a Therapeutic Urban Psychography

Paul Everill is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Winchester, UK, and Co-Director of the Anglo-Georgian Expedition to Nokalakevi.Karen Burnell is Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at Solent University and a Chartered Psychologist by research.

"This is a highly original topic and the book will be a leading addition to a growing body of work on archaeology and well-being. There is much here of interest and significance to international researchers including new methods and approaches that will shape this emerging field." – Sarah Semple, Durham University"Overall this is an extremely valuable volume of original work that could and hopefully will have a powerful impact on the two fields of wellbeing and archaeology." - Gabriel Moshenska, UCL"Looking across the book as a whole, archaeology and heritage are clearly contributing much to the enhancement of wellbeing for many communities, albeit in many different ways and through a variety of approaches. Talking to each other within our own community of practice is important, but the next stage is to communicate these positive results to politicians, policy makers and those setting the agenda for the next upcoming reorganisation of healthcare provision." - Timothy Darvill, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

• Introduction Part 1 Context 1 What is Wellbeing and How Do We Measure and Evaluate It? 2 Introduction to Archaeology: A Personal Perspective 3 Heritage Interventions to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing: Developing a Programme Theory through a Realist-Informed Review Part 2 Museums, Healing, and Wellbeing 4 Heritage, Creativity, and Wellbeing: Approaches for Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Participation Using the UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures 5 Exhibitions, Healing and Sharing the Stories of Australian Veterans 6 Wellbeing and Greening Sites of Heritage: A Liverpool Lens Part 3 Connecting with the Land 7 Using Archaeology to Strengthen Indigenous Social, Emotional, and Economic Wellbeing 8 Archaeology as "Self-Therapy": Case Studies of Metal Detecting Communities in Britain and Denmark 9 Wellbeing and Brotherhood on the Colchian Plain: Engagement with Multinational Veterans through Archaeological Excavation at Nokalakevi, Georgia Part 4 Archaeology as Therapeutic Tool 10 From Nisarouin to Hougoumont: A Comparative Study of the Impact of Two Veteran-Focused Archaeological Initiatives on the Mental Wellbeing of Military Personnel and Veterans 11 How Do Interventions Using Heritage-Based Activities, Impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing? An Analysis of Breaking Ground Heritage and Operation Nightingale Outcomes 12 American Veterans Archaeological Recovery: A Strengths-Based Approach Part 5 Engaging with Wellbeing 13 Assembling Wellbeing in Archaeological Teaching and Learning 14 Wellbeing and the Historic Environment: A Strategic Approach 15 Having a Wander through Whitechapel: Towards a Methodological Framework for a Therapeutic Urban Psychography