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New SMA Monograph Out Now!
The next monograph published by the Society is out now. Excavations at the Austin Friary, Hull, Yorkshire, 1994 and 1999. Part 1: The Stratigraphic Sequence will be number 45 in the series, and has been written by Dave Evans. It is the first volume of three regarding the excavations at the Austin Friary; the second
AGM and Winter Symposium 2025
The Society for Medieval Archaeology is pleased to announce that our Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 1st December 2025 at 12pm. The AGM will be followed by the Winter Symposium – a set of three lectures that focus on new and emerging research in medieval archaeology. Speakers present early findings from projects
SMA Annual Conference 2025 Round-up
The Society for Medieval Archaeology recently held its 2025 annual conference in the vibrant city of Leicester. Delegates enjoyed a bumper weekend of talks beginning in Leicester Cathedral with an inspiring keynote from Stephanie Wynn-Jones (York University) who invited us to explore the Swahili medieval towns of coastal Africa through the lens of Italo Calvino’s
Medieval Archaeology 69.1 now available!
We are very pleased to announce that issue 69.1 of Medieval Archaeology has now been published online and the print copy should be arriving with members shortly. The content in this issue includes six original articles focusing on new research from Britain, Belgium, Central Eurasia, Iberia, and Norway and covers both the early and late
Student Colloquium 2025 Round-up
This year’s student colloquium, ‘Trials, Travels, and Transitions: Tales from the Medieval World’ was held between 30th July – 2nd August 2025. The four-day hybrid event was hosted at the University of Exeter’s, Digital Humanities Lab, led by this year’s student representative Hannah Britton, and supported by an Exeter based organising committee consisting of Laura
Medieval boardgames and trivia at the SMA Student Conference!
Our annual Student Conference is approaching fast! For those making the trip down to Exeter to join us, we’d like to invite you to a night of boardgames and trivia with a medieval flavour. We will be at St. Nicholas Priory from 5-8pm on Wednesday July 30th with games and refreshments, so why not drop