Last Years' Events (2005):

The following events have been hosted by the society so far in 2005:

Flint and Stone in the Neolithic Period: 7th November 2005

This event was hosted by the Neolithic Studies Group (in association with the Lithic Studies Society), and held at the British Museum.

The Stone Tools of the Piltdown Fraud: 26th October 2005

Dr John McNabb (Southampton University) presented a talk on the stone tool assemblages associated with the Piltdown Fraud (including the first public opportunity to see the tools in the flesh since the hoax was confirmed). The talk was held at Frank's House and commenced at 2.30pm.

The Boscombe Bowman and the Amesbury Archer: 19th January 2005

Phil Harding (Wessex Archaeology) presented a talk on these exciting Bronze Age discoveries and their associated flintwork. The talk was held at Frank's House and commenced at 2.30pm.

Raw Material Studies and Knapping Day: 2nd-3rd April 2005

A Lithic Studies Society weekend conference and knapping workshop was held in Norfolk, as a follow-up to the 2004 knapping event. As previously the event was both well attended and very successful.

Use of Lithic Resources Day: 7th May 2005

A day of lectures covering aspects of raw material provisioning, transport and use was held on Saturday May 7th 2005. The day was dedicated to the memory of R.J. MacRae and included a session devoted to non-flint raw material in the British Palaeolithic, a topic whose profile in British Palaeolithic studies was greatly raised by MacRae's work.