Galaxy clustering at z similar to 3

Galaxies at very high redshift (z similar to 3 or greater) are now accessib le to wholesale observation, making possible for the first time a robust st atistical assessment of their spatial distribution at look-back times appro aching ca. 90% of the age of the universe. This paper summarizes recent pro gress in understanding the nature of these early galaxies, concentrating in particular on the clustering properties. Direct comparison of the data to predictions and physical insights provided by galaxy and structure formatio n models is particularly straightforward at these early epochs, and results in critical tests of the 'biased' hierarchical galaxy formation paradigm.