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Joint SMA and ISSEME Virtual Seminar – registration now open!
The Society for Medieval Archaeology and the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England will be hosting a joint virtual seminar on Thursday 24th April 2025. The lecture will be given by Duncan Wright (Newcastle University) about the research project “Where Power Lies“. To join us for this fascinating talk, please register here.
SMA Student Colloquium – Call for Papers Now Open!
The Department of Archaeology and Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Exeter are proud to be hosting this year’s Student SMA Conference. Entitled “Trials, Travels and Transitions: Tales from the Medieval World” this conference will take place between Thursday 31st July to Saturday 2nd August. The call for papers is now open, we are
PhD Research Fellowship Opportunity at University of Bergen
The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at the University of Bergen is inviting applications for a PhD Research Fellowship in Archaeology, commencing in August 2025. The fellowship will focus on the materiality of Christianity and its physical remains within the Norwegian territory, but with the possibility for studying this in a larger
New SMA Council Members
Following our AGM on 2nd December, we are delighted to welcome the following new members to the SMA Council: Dr Sam Leggett Dr Victoria McAlister Dr Patrick Gleeson Welcome aboard! We look forward to working with you over the coming years. We would also like to say a big thank you to outgoing members Craig
Medieval Archaeology 68.2 now available
I’m very pleased to announce that issue 68.2 of Medieval Archaeology has now been published online and the print copy should be arriving with members shortly. The content in this issue includes seven original articles focusing on new research from Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Poland and Belgium covering both the early and late medieval
Student Colloquium Round-up
The Society for Medieval Archaeology’s annual Student Colloquium recently took place at the University of Leicester. Organised by our current Student Representative, Kate Evetts, it was a jam-packed three days of talks, field trips, and social events. The event kicked off with a walking tour of Leicester led by Mathew Morris, Project Officer for University