Over the past several years I have been considering the creation of a new section to be included in future issues of The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. Archaeological journals over the past few years have chosen not to carry obituaries of deceased archaeologists ostensibly because of space constraints and/or for the reasons of pressure to publish scientific papers, sometimes at the expense of historical treatment of the discipline. It will not be the intention to publish formal obituaries of deceased archaeologists. Begin­ning with this issue The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology will inaugurate a new section which will allow its readers to obtain information concerning the passing of scholars who have been engaged in writing the history of our discipline.