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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
The Autumn Newsletter is here!
The Autumn 2024 issue of the Medieval Archaeology Newsletter should be hitting members’ doormats shortly. Issue 72 contents include: Details of the upcoming Winter Symposium and Annual General Meeting New discoveries from Poland: Searching for traces of the medieval Jewish community in Wrocław The Sawcliffe, ‘Sheffield’s Hill’, Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, Roxby-cum-Risby, North Lincolnshire Ballintober Castle, Co.
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
SMA Student Colloquium 2024 – Registration Now Open!
We are delighted to announce that registration for this year’s Student Colloquium is now open! The event will take place at the University of Leicester from 4th-6th November 2024. The jam-packed programme includes a walking tour of Medieval Leicester led by Mathew Morris, a full day of fascinating presentations, and a field trip to Bradgate