Introduction
Prehistory is a dynamic area of study in which interpretations can change radically in response to new evidence or developments in investigative techniques. Introductory books on the subject can therefore rapidly become out of date. In response to this problem and to aid the rapid retrieval of accessible, authoritative statements on aspects of the subject, members of the Prehistoric Society have produced the following documents.
Each entry is a short summary of current thinking with suggestions for further reading. Readers wishing to keep abreast of unfolding evidence in archaeology generally are advised to subscribe to British Archaeology or Current Archaeology. The Prehistoric Society welcomes new members, novice or otherwise, and runs talks and visits.
The Introductions are arranged thematically, starting with Methods, and then chronologically (earliest first).
METHODS
Dating Methods
Geophysical Survey
Aerial Photography & Lidar
Environmental Archaeology
Geoarchaeology
PALAEOLITHIC
Earliest Evidence
Boxgrove
The Clacton Spear
Paviland
Britain in the Late Glacial Period
Creswell Crags
MESOLITHIC
Star Carr
Mesolithic Hunting Equipment
NEOLITHIC
Animals
Plants
Long barrows
Chambered Tombs
Causewayed Enclosures
Early Houses
Flint Mines
Cursus monuments
Middle Neolithic Burials
Late Neolithic Houses
Henges
Timber Circles
Stone Circles
Stonehenge
BRONZE AGE
Beakers & Round Barrows
Rock Art
Early Bronze Age Weapons
Prestige Artefacts
Weapons & Warfare
IRON AGE
Land Divisions
Roundhouses
Hillforts
Brochs
Celtic Art
Oppida
Coinage
Chariots
Bog Bodies & Rituals
