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SMA Conference 2025 Programme of Talks
As the date of this year’s conference approaches, we thought we’d give you a little taster of the fascinating line-up of talks planned. This year’s programme spans continents and methodologies—from Swahili stone towns to Viking-Age trade networks, urban ecologies, castlescapes, and ecclesiastical memory. We bring together an international community of scholars to explore how medieval
SMA Student Colloquium – Registration Now Open!
We are pleased to announce that the SMA conference 2025 is now open for registration! The conference will be hosted at the University of Exeter, Digital Humanities Lab, from Thursday 31st July to Saturday 2nd August 2025. The event is hybrid so you are also welcome to join us online. Please use this form to
SMA Annual Conference 2025 – booking now open!
We are delighted to announce that registration for the SMA Annual Conference 2025 is now open! This year’s conference will take place at the Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester on the 13th and 14th September 2025, with a keynote lecture on the evening of Friday 12th September, held at Leicester Cathedral. The theme for
The Jarrow Lecture 2025
We’d like to draw your attention to the forthcoming Jarrow Lecture for 2025: “What has Bede to do with the Franks casket?: The wider context”. It will be delivered by Professor Leslie Webster, former Senior Curator and Head of Department at the British Museum from 1964-2007. The talk is free to attend at will take
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