Compte Rendu De La . Session Volume 3

Compte Rendu De La. Session by Various authors: This volume compiles the proceedings of the International Congress of Prehistoric Archaeology (1868), held in Norwich and London, together with the program, rules, officers, and participant lists. It documents an international gathering of scholars aiming to advance organized study of prehistoric archaeology, celebrate cross-national collaboration, and outline methods, criteria, and topics for future work. Originating from earlier meetings (Spezzia 1865, Neuchâtel 1866, Paris 1867), the congress is governed by general rules on host rotation, membership, funding, and publication outputs, and is supervised by a Publication Committee. The volume records a substantial list of global members and correspondents, as well as donations. The President’s Address by Sir John Lubbock defends an orderly scientific approach and presents a four-epoch framework: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, with emphasis on caution and evidence. The following papers discuss ethnographic methods, megalithic monuments, burial practices, rock art, and cross-cultural comparisons across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Western Asia, alongside plates and publication practices, and ongoing debates within a rigorous, international framework.