Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA)
@postmedarch.bsky.social
You can still register for the lecture via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-.... Please note that the lecture starts at 6pm, not 5pm. This will allow #TAG attendees to reach the venue. As always, it is free to attend: attendees need not be delegates of @tag2025york.bsky.social
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December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
You can still register for the lecture via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-.... Please note that the lecture starts at 6pm, not 5pm. This will allow #TAG attendees to reach the venue. As always, it is free to attend: attendees need not be delegates of @tag2025york.bsky.social
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landscape survey of the Valley. The kiln was probably built by the Bridehead Estate & used to make #bricks for the estate's farm buildings. Finds date last use to 1820–40 but clay pits remain visible as ponds. Read more about the project & how to feature your work: spma.org.uk/notes-from-t... 2/2
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
landscape survey of the Valley. The kiln was probably built by the Bridehead Estate & used to make #bricks for the estate's farm buildings. Finds date last use to 1820–40 but clay pits remain visible as ponds. Read more about the project & how to feature your work: spma.org.uk/notes-from-t... 2/2
Notes from the Field: In 2025, Past Participate CIC (Anne Teather) & Historic England (Rebeca Pullen & Katy Whitaker @artefactual.bsky.social) excavated a #Dorset brickworks in the Valley of Stones, revealing #kiln structures, clay pits, & other historic features, adding detail to a wider 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Notes from the Field: In 2025, Past Participate CIC (Anne Teather) & Historic England (Rebeca Pullen & Katy Whitaker @artefactual.bsky.social) excavated a #Dorset brickworks in the Valley of Stones, revealing #kiln structures, clay pits, & other historic features, adding detail to a wider 1/2
Project page: @arqgando.bsky.social. Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit), CSIC is a research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Congratulations to all awardees! Next round of RGs will open Spring 2026, deadline 1 March spma.org.uk/research-grants 2/2 #osl #archaeology
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Project page: @arqgando.bsky.social. Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit), CSIC is a research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Congratulations to all awardees! Next round of RGs will open Spring 2026, deadline 1 March spma.org.uk/research-grants 2/2 #osl #archaeology
Our final research grant of the 2025 autumn round went to @davitsbd.bsky.social (@incipitcsic.bsky.social) for his project 'The Time of Last-Centuries Pastoralism in Uplands: Refining the Chronology of the Mallatas de Albella Complex (Aragonese Pyrenees) through OSL Dating'. Photos: see ALT 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our final research grant of the 2025 autumn round went to @davitsbd.bsky.social (@incipitcsic.bsky.social) for his project 'The Time of Last-Centuries Pastoralism in Uplands: Refining the Chronology of the Mallatas de Albella Complex (Aragonese Pyrenees) through OSL Dating'. Photos: see ALT 1/2
The second SPMA #researchgrant takes us to #Peru. We're pleased to support the study: 'Upper-class households & their colonial legacies: how affluent domestic materiality perpetuates coloniality in Lima, Peru', led by Aldo Javier Accinelli Obando (@uvahumanities.bsky.social). Photos: see ALT
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The second SPMA #researchgrant takes us to #Peru. We're pleased to support the study: 'Upper-class households & their colonial legacies: how affluent domestic materiality perpetuates coloniality in Lima, Peru', led by Aldo Javier Accinelli Obando (@uvahumanities.bsky.social). Photos: see ALT
'Archaeometric Studies of Stove Tiles from Baturyn (Ukraine)': Towards the Organisation of Ceramic Production & Trade in the Hetmanate State during the Late 17th – Early 18th Century'. 📷 Late C17, early C18 stove tiles from Baturyn (Ukraine), photos by L. Myronenko 2/3
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
'Archaeometric Studies of Stove Tiles from Baturyn (Ukraine)': Towards the Organisation of Ceramic Production & Trade in the Hetmanate State during the Late 17th – Early 18th Century'. 📷 Late C17, early C18 stove tiles from Baturyn (Ukraine), photos by L. Myronenko 2/3
Results of the autumn round of #SPMA Research Grants are in! We'll showcase the winning projects over the coming days. For the first time, one of the grants went to Ukraine for the research project led by Liudmyla Myronenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Archaeology) 1/3
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Results of the autumn round of #SPMA Research Grants are in! We'll showcase the winning projects over the coming days. For the first time, one of the grants went to Ukraine for the research project led by Liudmyla Myronenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Archaeology) 1/3
We would also like to remind you that in addition to submitting papers, you can organize themed sessions or self-nominate your paper to a themed session. Please see our website for more details: spma.org.uk/pmac26 2/2
November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We would also like to remind you that in addition to submitting papers, you can organize themed sessions or self-nominate your paper to a themed session. Please see our website for more details: spma.org.uk/pmac26 2/2
We are pleased to announce a short extention to the Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026 #cfp deadline, to 15 November! We look forward to welcoming delegates to #PMAC26 in Reading in May 2026. Authors will be notified by email of the status of their submision no later than 1 December 2025 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The 2025 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecturer is Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera - @archaeotext.bsky.social! The lecture, 'An Archaeology of Radical Tenderness' takes place at York Medical Society on Dec 16, 2025 from 5-7pm and is followed by a drinks reception. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-...
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The 2025 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecturer is Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera - @archaeotext.bsky.social! The lecture, 'An Archaeology of Radical Tenderness' takes place at York Medical Society on Dec 16, 2025 from 5-7pm and is followed by a drinks reception. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-...
A quick look at the latest issue of our journal, Post-Medieval Archaeology, published under @tandfresearch.bsky.social. To publish your research with us, please check our website for more info and contact editor@spma.org.uk
#archaeology #postmedievalarchaeology #newresearch
#archaeology #postmedievalarchaeology #newresearch
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A quick look at the latest issue of our journal, Post-Medieval Archaeology, published under @tandfresearch.bsky.social. To publish your research with us, please check our website for more info and contact editor@spma.org.uk
#archaeology #postmedievalarchaeology #newresearch
#archaeology #postmedievalarchaeology #newresearch
Want to share news about your project, fieldwork or recently completed MA or PhD? Our newsletter is waiting! Copy deadlines: always open.Get in touch: newsletter@spma.org.uk
- Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo
#CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2
- Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo
#CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Want to share news about your project, fieldwork or recently completed MA or PhD? Our newsletter is waiting! Copy deadlines: always open.Get in touch: newsletter@spma.org.uk
- Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo
#CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2
- Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo
#CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2
- Title
- Abstract of up to 150 words
- Author affiliation(s)
- Corresponding author email address
For Symposia, forum, or round table proposals, please also include a list of speakers.
We look forward to seeing you in Reading!
#postmedievalarchaeology #pmac26 2/3
- Abstract of up to 150 words
- Author affiliation(s)
- Corresponding author email address
For Symposia, forum, or round table proposals, please also include a list of speakers.
We look forward to seeing you in Reading!
#postmedievalarchaeology #pmac26 2/3
August 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
- Title
- Abstract of up to 150 words
- Author affiliation(s)
- Corresponding author email address
For Symposia, forum, or round table proposals, please also include a list of speakers.
We look forward to seeing you in Reading!
#postmedievalarchaeology #pmac26 2/3
- Abstract of up to 150 words
- Author affiliation(s)
- Corresponding author email address
For Symposia, forum, or round table proposals, please also include a list of speakers.
We look forward to seeing you in Reading!
#postmedievalarchaeology #pmac26 2/3
The 2026 Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress will be held in Reading, United Kingdom on 15-17 May, 2026! #PMAC26
You can send your paper and poster proposals until 1 November, 2025 to conference@spma.org.uk. Please include the following: 1/3
You can send your paper and poster proposals until 1 November, 2025 to conference@spma.org.uk. Please include the following: 1/3
August 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The 2026 Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress will be held in Reading, United Kingdom on 15-17 May, 2026! #PMAC26
You can send your paper and poster proposals until 1 November, 2025 to conference@spma.org.uk. Please include the following: 1/3
You can send your paper and poster proposals until 1 November, 2025 to conference@spma.org.uk. Please include the following: 1/3
The SPMA invites Bristih & Irish university & college departments to submit a relevant UG dissertation presented for the 2024–25 academic year to our annual competition. Nominations: 1.09.205, one dissertation per & by departments only. More: prizes@spma.org.uk or spma.org.uk/pg-and-ug-di... (form)
July 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The SPMA invites Bristih & Irish university & college departments to submit a relevant UG dissertation presented for the 2024–25 academic year to our annual competition. Nominations: 1.09.205, one dissertation per & by departments only. More: prizes@spma.org.uk or spma.org.uk/pg-and-ug-di... (form)
The next meeting for our PhD Group will take place this Thursday. Emily Eastwood, Liz Waring, Simona Egger, and Monika Reppo are joining us for an informal session on women and gender in post-medieval archaeology.
The meeting will take place over Teams. 1/2
The meeting will take place over Teams. 1/2
May 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The next meeting for our PhD Group will take place this Thursday. Emily Eastwood, Liz Waring, Simona Egger, and Monika Reppo are joining us for an informal session on women and gender in post-medieval archaeology.
The meeting will take place over Teams. 1/2
The meeting will take place over Teams. 1/2
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Have you already read the newest issue of Post-Medieval Archaeology? This time you can explore three research papers, four book reviews, and a report on #postmedieval fieldwork carried out in Britain, Northern Ireland and crown dependencies in 2023. 1/2
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Have you already read the newest issue of Post-Medieval Archaeology? This time you can explore three research papers, four book reviews, and a report on #postmedieval fieldwork carried out in Britain, Northern Ireland and crown dependencies in 2023. 1/2
and Naomi Kilburn @durham-university.bsky.social with the project 'Assessing Maternal and Infant health through stable #isotopeanalysis of auditory ossicles' £420
We will be sharing more details about the projects soon but for now - congratulations to our winners! 4/4
We will be sharing more details about the projects soon but for now - congratulations to our winners! 4/4
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
and Naomi Kilburn @durham-university.bsky.social with the project 'Assessing Maternal and Infant health through stable #isotopeanalysis of auditory ossicles' £420
We will be sharing more details about the projects soon but for now - congratulations to our winners! 4/4
We will be sharing more details about the projects soon but for now - congratulations to our winners! 4/4
Our Research Grant winners are:
- Craig Cessford @cambridgearch.bsky.social with the project 'Medieval and Post-Medieval #nunneries in Cambridgeshire: broadening the context' £1,400 3/4
- Craig Cessford @cambridgearch.bsky.social with the project 'Medieval and Post-Medieval #nunneries in Cambridgeshire: broadening the context' £1,400 3/4
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our Research Grant winners are:
- Craig Cessford @cambridgearch.bsky.social with the project 'Medieval and Post-Medieval #nunneries in Cambridgeshire: broadening the context' £1,400 3/4
- Craig Cessford @cambridgearch.bsky.social with the project 'Medieval and Post-Medieval #nunneries in Cambridgeshire: broadening the context' £1,400 3/4
Our PG Prize goes to Hannah Lara Boyd @uofglasgow.bsky.social for 'An Archaeology of Trees. Suggestions for the Consideration of Arbori-Culture in the Scottish #Archaeological Record' #researchprize 2/4
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our PG Prize goes to Hannah Lara Boyd @uofglasgow.bsky.social for 'An Archaeology of Trees. Suggestions for the Consideration of Arbori-Culture in the Scottish #Archaeological Record' #researchprize 2/4
Slow Monday? Not for the winners of our #ResearchGrant and Postgraduate Prize! 1/4
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Slow Monday? Not for the winners of our #ResearchGrant and Postgraduate Prize! 1/4
