List of Officers and Council
President
Professor Stephen Rippon (2019-2022) – Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter
Vice Presidents
Professor Grenville Astill (2015-2020) – Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Professor Dries Tys (2016-2021) – Department of Art History and Archaeology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dr Catherine Hills (2017-2022) – Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Honorary Vice-Presidents
Professor Rosemary Cramp (2004- ) – Department of Archaeology, University of Durham
Professor Christopher Dyer (2011- ) – Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester
Professor James Graham-Campbell (2001- ) – Institute of Archaeology , University College London
Professor David Hinton (2001-) – Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton
Sir David Wilson – Sometime Director, British Museum
Honorary Secretary
Dr Karen Milek – Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Honorary Treasurer
Dr Duncan Sayer – School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire
Honorary Editor
Dr Aleks McClain – Department of Archaeology, University of York
Deputy Editor
Dr Aleks Pluskowski – Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Reviews Editor
Dr Neil Christie – School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester
Monographs Editor
Alejandra Gutierrez – Department of Archaeology, University of Durham
Newsletter Editor
Dr Niall Brady – The Archaeological Diving Company Ltd
Website Editor
Dr Sarah Kerr – Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield
Secretary for Prizes and Grants
Catriona Mckenzie – Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter
Membership Secretary
Dr Sarah Kerr – Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield
Council Members
(2018-2021)
Dr Alice Blackwell – National Museums Scotland
Dr Stuart Brookes – Institute of Archaeology, University College London)
Dr Catriona McKenzie – Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter
(2019-2022)
Professor Aidan O’Sullivan – University College Dublin
Dr Nathalie Cohen – National Trust
(2020-2023)
Dr Meriel McClatchie – School of Archaeology, University College Dublin
Dr Andy Seaman – School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University
Dr Duncan Wright – School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University
Student Representative (2020-2021)
Vanessa Reid – Durham University
Latest News
Free and Open Access Monograph
We are delighted to make you aware that: Negotiating the North: Meeting-places in the Middle Ages in the North Sea zone, by Sarah Semple, Alexandra Sanmark, Frode Iversen and Natascha Mehler (2021), The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph 41, London. This book is open access and freely available in full from the Routledge website: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003045663
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SMA Newsletter on TV!
The ‘Society for Medieval Archaeology Newsletter’ will feature in this week’s episode of ‘Have I Got News For You’, which will be first broadcast on BBC1 at 21:00 BST on Thursday 7th May 2020 If you see the Newsletter on the show let us know your thoughts on @SocMedArch on Twitter or Society for Medieval Archaeology on
Annual Conference 2020: Postponement
It is with deep regret that I have to announce the postponement, for the obvious reason, of this year’s conference ‘Cultures of Cloth’, that was to be held in Nottingham later this year. Due to the uncertain times in which we are living the Society will not therefore have a conference this year, but we
SMA On Twitter
@SocMedArch Registered. Looking forward to this!
Virtual @SocMedArch half-day conference this Saturday. A good way to avoid that midday sun! https://twitter.com/SocMedArch/status/1417804686225285122
Dr Mary Brooks from @Arcdurham will be talking at this fascinating sounding FREE conference this weekend! https://twitter.com/SocMedArch/status/1417804686225285122