The Records of the Past Exploration Society was set up in 1900 by Reverend Henry Mason Baum in
Washington, D.C.
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Membership was made up of academics with degrees, church leaders and professionals, especially those with an interest in
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
. Baum was particularly interested in biblical archaeology but was also experienced in American antiquities.
The Society published a journal, entitled ''Records of the Past''; the first edition was published in 1902. It continued to be published until 1914. Some of the main topics covered included
anthropology
Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...
, archaeology and history. The journal established a reputation for carrying high quality articles from a team of notable authors and, according to scholarly historian
Hal Rothman
Hal K. Rothman (1958–2007) was a historian, professor, radio show host, editor, public intellectual, and prolific author. Noted environmental history scholar Char Miller called him "a dynamic teacher, riveting speaker, compelling scholar, and s ...
, "acknowledged experts".
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Historical societies of the United States