The Guidelines are created by the EAC's working groups – composed of EAC members and invited specialists – who come together to create resources to address issues which have been raised by members as areas of concern. The EAC guidelines provide advice that is applicable within a Europe-wide context.The first guidance was published by the Archaeological Archives working group (2014, 2021) and the Remote Sensing working group (2015). Both groups are publishing new guidance in 2024. 

In 2024, the EAC is also pleased to announce a further set of guidance, the result of the 'Making Choices' initiative, convened 2018-2020. The aim of this initiative was to enhance the implementation of the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (European Treaty Series 143, known as the Valetta Convention), and to establish and publish common principles and guidelines to assist in the management of archaeological heritage, with particular regard to its relationship with land development activities across the European Union. Guidance produced by new working groups looking at the Public Benefit of Development-led Archaeology, Articulating Significance of Archaeological Sites and Developing National Research Frameworks are below. 

These guidelines would not be possible without the dedicated effort and expertise of the contributors to the EAC working groups, to whom the EAC is very grateful.

All EAC Guidelines are published/ archived via the repository Zenodo, and links to the digital downloads can be found below.