Prehistoric cave art from Lascaux, France, showing horned cattle.

About our Society

Find out more about the Prehistoric Society - an international community that promotes research into prehistory.

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The prehistoric settlement at Skara Brae, Orkney, illuminated at dusk against the dark blue sea.

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A prehistorian works at a microscope.

Grants & Awards

The Prehistoric Society offers grants and awards to its members for research into prehistoric archaeology.

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Events and Activities

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Mesolithic house reconstruction in York Museum Gardens, copyright Louise Bedford
Lecture

‘Life after the Ice Age: Uncovering secrets of hunter-gatherers at Star Carr and Flixton Island, in the Vale of Pickering'

Joint annual lecture with YAHS (in person)
Dr Jess Bates, Research Project Manager, Department of Archaeology, University of York.

In this talk, we will journey back over 10,000 years to explore the extraordinary prehistoric archaeology that has been excavated from two sites located around a vast ancient lake, Lake Flixton. 

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lecture slide
Lecture

The Norfolk hoard

Joint annual lecture with Cambridge Antiquarian Society (in person event)
Mark Hinman, Pre-Construct Archaeology

TBC

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PS lecture
Lecture

‘Miniature Histories: Using wear and compositional analysis to tell new stories about Bronze and Iron Age copper alloy objects’

The 25th Sara Champion memorial lecture & Awards evening (online & in person)
Dr Matthew Hitchcock, University of Leicester

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