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Welcome to the Royal Archaeological Institute
The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) is a leading national archaeology society, with a history dating back to 1844. Its interests span all aspects of the archaeological, architectural and landscape history of the British Isles.
Through our annual publication of the Archaeological Journal and our programme of monthly lectures, we have a strong tradition of presenting archaeological research. We also give grants to enable research projects, host conferences and run specialist tours for our members to archaeological sites, historic buildings and landscapes.
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In honour of our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, we will be hosting reports on our website from local societies, marking their proudest archaeological or historical achievements of the past 60 years. Find out more about this initiative, and how to submit your reports.
Our final lecture for this season will be presented by Professor David Breeze, who will be giving his last lecture as the Royal Archaeological Institute President. Since our AGM is also held this evening, tea/coffee will be served from 4 pm followed by the AGM at 4.45 pm. The lecture will begin, as usual, at 5 pm.
Piltdown Man, with thanks to Kevan DavisIt is 100 years since the sensational Piltdown man hoax was presented to the public, and this year sees the start of a new research project which attempts to finally solve the mystery of who was behind the fraud. We have chosen to make freely available the Piltdown article by Dr John McNabb, University of Southampton. Click here for Dr McNabb's commentary and Piltdown article.