# Lithic Studies Society

The Lithic Studies Society (LSS) was founded in 1979 to advance knowledge of, and education and research in, lithic studies. The Society's members and contributors have diverse interests, spanning Palaeolithic to historic periods across many areas of the world. The Society provides a convivial forum for the exchange of ideas and information and produces. It regularly holds lectures, day meetings, conferences and field trips, publishes an annual peer-reviewed journal (Lithics) and occasional thematic volumes. Additionally the society promotes the highest standards of lithics research and reporting, and advocates and contributes to policies relevant to lithic studies.

## Lithics

Lithics is the Society's annual, peer-reviewed journal. It is devoted to publishing research which enhances our understanding of past societies through the study of stone tools. Published in the spring of each year, Lithics contains research articles, as well as shorter communications, book reviews, bibliography of recent publications relevant to lithic studies, and news of the Society's related activities. Prior to 2004 the publication was known as The Newsletter of the Lithic Studies Society.

## Occasional Papers

The society has to date published six Occasional Papers:
* 1988 The Illustration of Lithic Artefacts
* 1994 Stories in Stone
* 1995 Lithics in Context
* 1998 Stone Age Archaeology
* 2001 Palaeolithic Archaeology of the Solent River
* 2004 Lithics in Action

## Bursaries and Grants

The Society offers three bursaries and one grant. Applications for the awards are open to students, academics and others engaged in lithics professionally or as a hobby. The bursaries and grant may be used towards excavation expenses, fieldwork, study of collections, and participation in a conference or travel, but a case may be made for other uses. Each award has various conditions and limits but can all be used to support activities in the UK or abroad.

### John Wymer Bursary

To commemorate John Wymer and his contribution to archaeology, the Society created the John Wymer Bursary, also referred to as the Wymer Bursary in 2007. It is awarded annually to support any individual to further an interest in lithic-related study. The value of the bursary is presently £250.

### Roger Jacobi Bursary

To commemorate prehistorian and founding member of the society, Roger Jacobi the Society created The Roger Jacobi Bursary or simply The Jacobi Bursary. It is directly funded by sales of the volume of papers published in his name since 2015. The bursary's value is £250.

### Alan Saville Grant

The Alan Saville Grant, created to commemorate the prehistorian and founding member of the society, Alan Saville has been awarded since 2019. Also known as The Saville Grant, its goal is to encourage engagement with a wider audience by supporting lithics research undertaken by individuals or groups. Its current value is £500.

### Diversity and Widening Participation Bursary

The Diversity and Widening Participation Bursary is designed specifically for researchers who are from underrepresented minority groups, whose interests include the study of stone artefacts. The value of the bursary is presently £500.