The Prehistoric Society

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

Discipline	Archaeology
Language	English
Publication details
Former name(s)	Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia
History	1911–present
Publisher	The Prehistoric Society
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ISO 4	Proc. Prehist. Soc.
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ISSN	2050-2729  (print) 2050-2729  (web)
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia
ISSN	0958-8418
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The Prehistoric Society is a British 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 by V. Gordon Childe, Stuart Piggott and Grahame Clark in 1935 ^[1] but also traces its founding to the earlier Prehistoric Society of East Anglia ^[2] which began in 1908. ^[3] The society is a registered charity under English law. ^[4]

Membership is by subscription and includes the annual journal, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, ^[5] which continues Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia (1911-1934), ^[6] 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.

Awards

The Prehistoric Society gives out a number of annual grants and awards, ^[7] including the Baguley Award for the best contribution to that year's Proceedings. The Baguley Award is named in honour of Rodney M. Baguley and was inaugurated in 1979. ^[8]

Notable People Associated with the Society

• Aileen Fox
• Alison Sheridan
• Andrew Selkirk
• Barbara S. Ottaway
• Clive Ruggles
• Edward Clodd
• Geoffrey Wainwright
• Gertrude Caton Thompson
• Grahame Clark
• Jane Renfrew
• John Amyas Alexander
• Kurt Bittel
• Leslie Grinsell
• Leslie R. H. Willis
• Michael J. O'Kelly
• Mike Parker Pearson
• Miranda Aldhouse-Green
• Nicole Boivin
• Nina Frances Layard
• O. G. S. Crawford
• Paul Mellars
• Peggy Guido
• Peter Woodman
• Ralegh Radford
• Stuart Piggott
• V. Gordon Childe

References

1. Smith, Pamela Jane (2009). A "splendid idiosyncrasy": prehistory at Cambridge 1915-50. Archaeopress. p. 59. ISBN   978-1-4073-0430-4.
2. Clark, Grahame (1989). Prehistory at Cambridge and beyond . Cambridge University Press. p.  35. ISBN   978-0-521-35031-0.
3. "About". University College London / The Prehistoric Society. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
4. "THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY, registered charity no. 1000567". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
5. "Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
6. "Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia". Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, Cambridge Core . Retrieved 18 April 2018.
7. "Grants & Awards". The Prehistoric Society. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "Dr RM Baguley and the Baguley Award". The Prehistoric Society. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

External links

• Official website