Our Publications

Annual journal 'Prehistoric Yorkshire'

‘Prehistoric Yorkshire’ is a valuable outlet for the publication of member’s interests and research, whether amateur or professional. Each issue contains items of news, information on sites and finds, local research, excavation summaries and book/article reviews.

Published in December, the journal is issued free to Section members in printed form. Copies are available to the general public for £12.50 plus, if necessary, £2.70 UK P&P. Back copies if available cost £5 plus, if necessary £2.70 UK P&P. For more information please contact the Editor. See below for availability of pdf versions.

In the current issue Vol. 62 (2025)

General Interest:

• Prehistoric Yorkshire Questionnaire Report
• Hon. Secretary’s Report 2023–24 (John Cruse)
• Aerial Archaeology Committee Report 2023–24 (Yvonne Boutwood)

Multi-period:

• Prehistory Research Section visit to the Danum, Doncaster (Yvonne Luke)
• Review of Prehistoric Sites and Finds from the Doncaster Area (Keith Boughey)
• Bicentenary of the birth of J.R. Mortimer (Keith Boughey)
• ‘Sunday Archaeologists’: John Robert Mortimer and the Granthams (Michael Kitson)
• Illingworth and Hardisty Lithics Collections – Update (Keith Boughey)
• Portable Antiquities Scheme 2023-24

Palaeolithic:

• Leeds Mammoth (Keith Boughey)

Mesolithic:

• ‘After the Ice’: Star Carr Exhibition

Neolithic:

• All Three Thornborough Henges Saved At Last! (Keith Boughey)
• Joint Prehistoric Society/Prehistory Research Section Talk: Middle Neolithic Grave Goods (Jake Rowland, Keith Boughey & Yvonne Boutwood)

Neolithic/Bronze Age:

• The Neolithic and Earlier Bronze Age of the Southern Ure-Swale Catchment (Jan Harding, Geoff Harris & Tony Hunt) 
• Extraordinary ‘Rock Art’ Discovery near Leeds (Keith Boughey)

Bronze Age:

• Possible Early Bronze Age Flint Dagger, Scarborough (Keith Boughey)
• The Bone Points from Elbolton Cave, Wharfedale (John A. Gilks)
• Bronze Age Bone Points (Supplement) (Keith Boughey)

Iron Age:

• Yorkshire Quern Survey 2023–24 (John Cruse)
• Lord of the Rings: The Yorkshire Distribution of Terret Rings    (Keith Boughey)

Back numbers of 'Prehistoric Yorkshire' and the 'Bulletin'

Here is a list of articles in previous issues of the Section's journal 'Prehistoric Yorkshire' (from 2012) and its predecessor the Section's Bulletin' (1963-2011).

Copies of individual back numbers can be downloaded here as a pdf free of charge. 

Notes for contributors to ‘Prehistoric Yorkshire’

The deadline for contributions is the end of September ready for publication at the beginning of December for distribution at the Christmas meeting of the Prehistory Research Section. Contributions are not peer-reviewed but are expected to demonstrate a high standard of English and of archaeological content and to give references to sources, preferably in the ‘Harvard’ style.

The journal’s format is A4 Times New Roman Font 11 for text, 12 for sub-titles, and 14 for main titles, giving approximately 750 words to the page. Articles should preferably be less than 10 pages in length, including illustrations, etc. However, articles longer than this may be accepted at the Editor’s discretion, together with a request for a voluntary contribution from the author(s) of £5 per black and white page towards the cost of printing and publishing. A similar request is made of £15 per colour page irrespective of the length of the article.

Text should be sent as a docx file. Illustrations can be accepted as jpeg, tif, gif or bmp files, but should be submitted separate from text to allow for re-formatting. Text and illustrations can be sent on CD/memory stick or – subject to their digital length – by e-mail as an attachment or by WeTransfer.  For more informatioin please contact the Editor.

Any revisions deemed necessary by the Editor are only published with the full consent of the author(s). Articles are published subject to the consent of the author(s) to share copyright with the Society.

Members’ Newsletter

The Prehistory Research Section's newsletter appears three or four times a year and is e-mailed to Section members.  It provides up to date information about current excavation opportunities, museum exhibitions, talks and visits organised by the Section and events of interest organised by other bodies. Back issues from 2004 can be downloaded here, free of charge.

Other Publications on Prehistory

A number of publications on prehistory are also available – mostly in CD format.  Prices do not include P & P which is charged according to the product and destination. To place an order, or for any other information, please contact the Editor.

Printed format only

Manby, T.G., Moorhouse, S. and Ottaway, P. (eds), ‘The Archaeology of Yorkshire: an assessment at the beginning of the 21st century’ Yorkshire Archaeological Society Occasional Paper No. 3. Leeds £20.00

CD format only

• Boughey, K and Vickerman, E. (2003) Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding
  • Main volume £14.00
  • Supplement £10.00
• Boughey, K. (2010) The Harden Moor Ring Cairn: An Account of the Excavations 1958-60, 1983-4 £5.00
• Boughey, K. (2011) The Appleyard Lithics Collection £5.00
• Boughey, K. (2015) Life and Death in Prehistoric Craven
  • Book CD alone £10.00
  • Book and Appendix CDs together £12.50
• Boughey, K. (2017) The Hardisty Lithics Collection £5.00
• Boughey, K. (2017) The Waterhouse Lithics Collection £5.00
• Bradford Cartwright Hall Archaeology Group Bulletin Vols. 1-12 1954-67 £10.00

CD/printed format

• Boughey, K. (2013) Discovering Prehistoric Bingley: The Stanbury Hill Project £5.00
• Brown, L. (ed.). (2013) Stanbury Hill Project: Archaeological Investigation of a Rock Art Site £15.00
• Leach, S. (2015) Going Underground: An anthropological and taphonomic study of human skeletal remains from caves and rock shelters in Yorkshire
  • 2 vols. £23.00
  • Appendices £2.00
• Manby, T.G. (1972) A Bibliography of Yorkshire Prehistory to 1972 £1.00
• Manby, T.G. (1986) The Bronze Age in Western Yorkshire £1.00  (reprinted from Manby, T.G. and Turnbull, P. (eds.), Archaeology in the Pennines: Studies in Honour of Arthur Raistrick BAR 158, Oxford)
• Williamson, W.C. The Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin Burial found at Gristhorpe near Scarborough £1.00