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The Prehistoric Society
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Worldwide society for prehistoric archaeology, established 1935.

www.prehistoricsociety.org

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What wonderful chaps they were and this team are renowned for holding the unbeaten litho-horology adjustment record of ten hours, four minutes and 32 seconds! Quite incredible really... ❤️

(Remember folks, your standing stones go back an hour at 2am tomorrow!)

📷 Historic England Archive

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A group of men, surrounded by construction materials, addition in one of the fallen stones of Stonehenge
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Fabulous evening in London honouring our awardees:

Undergraduate Dissertation Prize: Archie Robson was winner, Evan Grandidge & June Little, runners up.

The Peter Clark Award went to Jacqueline McKinley & President’s Awards went to Tom Björklund & Guy Schofield.

Congratulations to everyone! 👏👏👏
Everyone receiving their Awards
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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We've received some wonderful photos of the Society in the 40s-60s, kindly donated to the Society's archive by David Powell, son of TGE Powell (who was President in the early 70s).

We hope to publish some in PAST soon...

#Archaeology 🏺
Photos of archaeological sites and prehistorians of the mid 20th century.
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Some very sad news from Cornwall. Our thoughts go to Andy’s family and friends.
Dear all, I am extremely sorry to inform you that Dr Andy Jones died earlier this week after an illness.. Many members will have known Andy as manager of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit, as well as a long-standing and much respected trustee and leader for CAS.. People who love archaeology in Cornwall, in our Society, and beyond, will miss him greatly. Many of you will have known Andy and his gentle, kind manner personally. Or you may have appreciated his driving passion for examining prehistoric life, not just in Cornwall but throughout the South-West, and much further afield. You may have read his remarkable report on the Whitehorse Hill cist, high on the northern downs of Dartmoor, and his numerous other ground-breaking publications. Perhaps you joined one of his exciting CAS investigations: field walking for flints in cliff-top fields or excavating iconic sites, like Trethevy Quoit. You may have enjoyed hearing talks given by either Andy himself or by one of the many high-profile speakers Andy invited to talk to CAS, using his extensive academic contacts. His loss will be felt widely, throughout Cornwall and far beyond. Our thoughts are with Andy's family, with Anna, Freya and Oscar. Pete Herring, President of the Cornwall Archaeological Society
September 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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From the Museum of Liverpool:

'Treasure: History Unearthed' will feature largest collection of archaeological treasure ever shown in the region, with finds from the North West & Wales, celebrating archaeology & the work of Portable Antiquities Scheme.

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/muse...
Treasure History Unearthed Open from 13 September 2025 Museum of Liverpool Pier Head Liverpool L3 1DG Book tickets now
August 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Don't forget - Clocks go forward one hour tonight...

...and @nattrustarch.bsky.social & @englishheritage.bsky.social are working hard to make sure stone circles of Britain are ready!

Each individual stone is being carefully removed, before being polished & reset! Stunning care! 1/2

📷 Herit. Eng.
Two men carefully cleaning one of the Stonehenge stones.
March 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The full programme for Europa 2025, to be held in honour of Prof. Martin Bell, online and in person at University of Reading on Saturday 7th June, is now available.

Booking and further info here: www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...

#Archaeology ⚱️
Programme Programme
March 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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We have!
Pinned PREHISTORIC SOCIETY Prehistoric Society @Prehis... 15 Nov 24 : Hello everyone. We are not going to be posting on this account anymore. Please find us on Bluesky, Mastodon etc. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you soon.
February 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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But we do have the stones to end all stones...

Although that pesky @durotrigesdig.bsky.social keeps digging holes in it...
The Stonehenge circle with green grass in front and blue sky above
December 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Thankfully, English Heritage and the National Trust stepped in and, after first banning 'that ruddy Charlton and his incompetents' from the site, set about righting Stone 56. At this date, responsibility for rock alignment passed to EH and the NT in perpetuity and the steady management of the stones - which continues today - began.
October 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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News of Charlton and Jacob's rock-cockup soon spread and the newly formed Prehistoric Society Council came to gawp - sorry - held their AGM at the site in 1900. (We really do need more hats at council nowadays!!!).
October 26, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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Unfortunately, as can be seen in this photograph just a few moments later, Jacobs was rather over zealous in his digit lithic'ing resulting in a rather skewed Stone 56. (Note: Jacobs was never seen again. It was speculated that he may have been eaten by Charlton's hat!)
October 26, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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In this rare photo from 1897, we see Lord Cholmondley Windershins Port (for our members from beyond the UK, that's pronounced Lord Charlton) instructing his butler, Jacobs, in the ancient art of single finger rock moving!
October 26, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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Two FREE online Global Pasts lectures in January & February. Full details at:

prehistoricsociety.org/events

Email us to book (contact in link).

All welcome 😊

Please share. Thank you.

#Prehistory #Archaeology #Vietnam #CentalAsia
Happy New Year to you all! To kick off 2024, we wanted to let you know about two exciting FREE online Global Pasts lectures coming up in January and February. The first, 'Tracing culinary traditions in prehistoric East and Central Asia' by Dr Shinya Shoda (University of York) will be at midday on Tuesday 30th January. The second lecture, 'Vietnam’s Role in Understanding Social and Economic Change in Mainland Southeast Asia from c. 5000 – 3500 BP' will be given by Prof Philip Piper (Australian National University) at 7pm on Tuesday 6th February. Further details about both lectures can be found on our website: https://www.prehistoricsociety.org/events To book either (or both) lectures, please email me admin@prehistoricsociety.org and I will send you the Zoom lecture link 3 days before the event. Everyone is welcome. 😊 We look forward to seeing you online!
January 6, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Europa 2024: Call for papers deadline extended to 12th January 2024. For details see below.

www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2024-...

#Archaeology #Prehistory #IronAge
Flyer for the event - details in post link
December 18, 2023 at 10:50 AM
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We are delighted to announce that Prof. Ian Ralston will be honoured with 2024 Europa prize. Conference will be held in Edinburgh on Sat. 15th June 2024.

Call for papers & posters now open. Details: www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2024-...

#Archaeology #Prehistory #IronAge #Europa2024
The logo for Europa 2024
November 28, 2023 at 10:49 AM
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The Prehistoric Society has responded to proposed funding cuts at Glasgow Life Museums and Collections. A screen shot is below, but you can read, and download a copy of our letter, on the advocacy pages of our website:

www.prehistoricsociety.org/advocacy
You can read, and download a copy of our letter, on the advocacy pages of our website: https://www.prehistoricsociety.org/advocacy
October 29, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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🚨 TOMORROW 🚨

Join us in person in London or online on our YouTube channel Live feed from 4.30pm.

Details here: www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2023-...

#Archaeology
Poster for lecture
October 17, 2023 at 7:29 AM
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One week to go!

(With huge thanks to Rob Hedge for the fabulous poster)
A poster for the lecture on the 18th October. Details on our website at: https://www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2023-10-18
October 11, 2023 at 9:21 AM