The International Institute for Prehistoric Research of Cantabria (''Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria'') is a university research institute of mixed character, created by the
University of Cantabria on 29 April 2004. It is sponsored by the
University of Cantabria, the Government of
Cantabria and the Spanish Santander central bank (
Banco Santander Central Hispano). Since 2004 it has been an associated unit of the National Research Council (Institute of History at Madrid, and Institución Milá y Fontanals at Barcelona.
The current director is Manuel Ramón González Morales.
The Institute is dedicated to
prehistoric
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...
research, both of basic and applied and provides technical advice within this field. A recent five-year plan (2003-2007) has defined its subject areas of focus:
* Prehistoric Art
*
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...
of southwest
Europe
* Origin and development of rural societies
* Prehistoric Technology
Since 2005, the IIIPC has published a journal called "Monographs of the Cantabria International Institute for Prehistoric Research" (Monografías del Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria) with the technical support of the University of Cantabria Publications Service.
This aims to disseminate the results of investigations and scientific output of the Institute in the field of prehistory.
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Culture of Cantabria, University of Cantabria
Educational institutions established in 2004
University of Cantabria
Universities and colleges in Spain
2004 establishments in Spain