Events and Activities
Lecture
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
Joint Leicestershire Fieldworkers lecture
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
The Neanderthals occupy a singularly seminal place within human origins, the first hominin to be discovered, the closest to us in evolutionary terms, and with the richest array of evidence to understand their lives. This lecture will explore how understanding of Neanderthals has evolved over more than 160 years
Joint meeting of Leicestershire Fieldworkers, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society and the Prehistoric Society.
Conference
The Painted Forest: Amazonian cosmovision journeys in San José de Guaviare, Colombia
29th August - 2nd September
Non-Society event, supported by the Prehistoric Society.
Rock art offers a glimpse into the earliest artistic expressions of humans around the world. Art gives a voice to people, a voice that can endure over time. Around the world, the genesis of artistic expression is recorded in rock art, providing a gateway to how early humans sought to navigate and understand their place in the world. These images record the voices that shaped and influenced burgeoning cosmologies, social norms and relationships with nature, laying the cultural foundations for generations to come.
Lecture
Staging the World of Stonehenge: reflections on the British Museum exhibition
Dr Neil Wilkin (British Museum)
Annual joint lecture with Welwyn Archaeological Society
Lecture
‘I see the hands of the generations’ - perceiving the past through later prehistoric artefacts
Dr Sophia Adams (British Museum)
The 22nd Sara Champion memorial Lecture
News and social media
New Prehistoric Society website launched!
Monday, 11th October 2021
We are thrilled that you are visiting us on our new website, and hope you like our new look.
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society collections
Wednesday, 6th October 2021
The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society is our flagship publication – an international academic journal that has been published since 1935.