Society for Medieval Archaeology - News
Meet Our New President: Professor Sarah Semple
Happy New Year to all our members! I am delighted and honoured to have been elected as the new President of the Society for Medieval Archaeology. It is a tremendous privilege, and during my term of office I look forward to supporting the Society as it continues to grow its vibrant identity as the leading
Wiltshire Post-Roman Pottery Type Series Project Nears Completion
A project to create a type series of post-Roman pottery for Wiltshire (AD 400 to 1700) is coming to an end. Funded by Historic England, and one of several similar projects taking place across England, this project has been managed by Cotswold Archaeology and carried out by Alejandra Gutiérrez and Lorraine Mepham. The type series
New SMA Council Members
Following our AGM on 1st December, we are delighted to welcome the following new members to the SMA Council: Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen Dr Nick Holder Dr Adrián Maldonado 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
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