The Prehistoric Society
Encyclopedia
The Prehistoric Society is an international learned society
devoted to the study of the human past from the earliest times until the emergence of written history.
Now based at University College London
in the United Kingdom, it was founded in 1935 but traces its founding to the earlier Prehistoric Society of East Anglia which began in 1908.
Membership is by subscription and includes the annual journal, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society and bulletins from the newsletter, PAST, which is published in April, July and November. It also organises regular conferences, lectures and other events and makes grants for archaeological
research.
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
devoted to the study of the human past from the earliest times until the emergence of written history.
Now based at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
in the United Kingdom, it was founded in 1935 but traces its founding to the earlier Prehistoric Society of East Anglia which began in 1908.
Membership is by subscription and includes the annual journal, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society and bulletins from the newsletter, PAST, which is published in April, July and November. It also organises regular conferences, lectures and other events and makes grants for archaeological
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
research.