Yorkshire Archaeological Society exists to promote the study of Yorkshire's historical past - AGRICULTURE - ARCHAEOLOGY - ARCHITECTURE - HISTORY - INDUSTRY - RELIGION and THE PEOPLE of the historic county. The Yorkshire Archaeological Society was founded in 1863 by a group of eminent citizens to study and preserve antiquities in the Huddersfield area. Within a very few years, it had expanded to include the whole of the historic county of Yorkshire and drew its membership from many other towns and cities