Society for Medieval Archaeology - News
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
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
SMA Annual Conference – Call For Papers!
We are delighted to announce that the call for papers for next year’s SMA Annual Conference is now open! The conference is being held at the University of Leicester on the 13th and 14th September 2025 (with a keynote lecture on the evening of Friday 12th). The theme of the conference will be “Fresh thinking
Annual General Meeting and Winter Symposium 2024
As December approaches, we are pleased to announce the details of our forthcoming Annual General Meeting and Winter Symposium. All members of the Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Monday 2nd December 2024 at 12:00pm. The meeting will be held online via Microsoft Teams: Join here (Teams ID: 385 144 425
Student Colloquium – Keynote Announced!
We are excited for this year’s Student Colloquium, which kicks off next week! As part of this, we are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dr. Brian Costello (University of Leicester) with his paper “A Grave Upstaging: Medieval Burials and Social Change”. This is part of a fantastic programme of talks, tours