UISPP, founded in Bern on 28 May 1931, brings together all disciplines that contribute to the study of Prehistory and Protohistory including Archaeology, Anthropology, Palaeontology, Geology, Zoology, Botany, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Genetics, Mathematics and others.
Recent news
PhD studentship at the University of Cantabria
The University of Cantabria is advertising a PhD studentship in prehistoric archaeology, on the topic of ‘The use of faunal resources in habitational an ritual contexts during the Magdalenian’. The deadline for applications is December 15th, 2025. Please follow the link from the title of his news item to view the full call.
New research on Bronze Age settlement in Ireland
Recent research by members of the UISPP's Metal Ages commission have identified the largest nucleated settlement agglomeration known from prehistoric Ireland, predating Ireland's Viking towns, so far held to be the earliest settlements with 'urban' characteristics in the island, by two millennia. The findings were published in a recent article in the journal Antiquity and challenge us to reconsider the conventional perception of Late Bronze Age societies on Europe's Atlantic periphery.
XXI UISPP World Congress – Call for Session Proposals
The deadline for session proposals for the upcoming XXI UISPP World Congress, which will take place from August 31st to September 4th, 2026 in Poznań, Poland, has been extended until November 30th, 2025. You are warmly invited to submit your session proposals via the conference website at: https://uispp2026.syskonf.pl/