《Praehistorische Zeitschrift》被認為是德國史前史和古代史領域最著名的著作之一。按照它的傳統使命，它詳細介紹了在歐洲進行的最新研究。地理重點放在東歐、東南歐和中歐北部。一個全面的審查部分處理從史前考古學領域最近的德國和國際專著。

The Praehistorische Zeitschrift is regarded as one of the most renowned German publications in the area of Prehistory and Ancient History. In keeping with its traditional mission, it presents detailed accounts of the most recent research conducted in Europe. The geographical emphasis is placed on Eastern, South-Eastern and Northern Central Europe. A comprehensive review section deals with recent German and international monographs from the field of prehistoric archaeology.