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A poster with a smoky grey background on the upper part, an image of excavations at Glencoe in 2024 in the lower left corner and a glazed pottery rimsherd in the lower right corner. The SPMA logo of an early miner is at the top left corner. The poster reads: SPMA Spring 2026 Research Grant Award. Derek Hall (Independent archaeologist). Chemical analysis of ceramics from 2025 excavation season of the Glencoe Archaeology Project. £200
A poster with a smoky grey background on the upper part and a light, almost transparent photograph on the lower half of the image. The SPMA logo of an early miner is at the top left corner. The poster reads: SPMA Spring 2026 Research Grant Award. Sarah Inskip (University of Leicester). Identifying the dead. A multidisciplinary analysis of an unknown post-medieval cemetery in Haffen, Germany. £1,800. For an image of an inhumation burial from Haffen, Germany, please see our website spma.org.uk
(Ieft): View of upper staircase with balusters, second floor. (right): Stables, showing wooden horsebox stalls.
Front exterior of the main building of The Flask, looking north east.
First Victuallers record of The Flask (Flask entry, 1735). Source: The London Archives. The Flask, Highgate: Society, Urban Development & Commerce in Post-Medieval London
Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2027. May 14-16, 2027. Tallinn University, Estonia. SPMA logo of an early miner with Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology and spma.org.uk/pmac27 below it. The background is a photograph of Tallinn Old Town by Luca Casartelli.
Mike Fulford (right) standing next to the Roman town wall of Silchester which runs diagonally across the photo. He is pointing at the coursing of the wall as three women in coats stand on the left and listen to the tour. Grey cloudy skies above, green grass. Photo Monika Reppo
Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026, May 15-17, 2026, Reading, United Kingdom SPMA logo of an early miner with Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology and spma.org.uk/pmac26 underneath it. The lower right corner reads LAST-MINUTE REGISTRATION £65/£100 SPMA/non-SPMA student £120/£175 SPMA member/non-member
Light blue background with light blue swirls. Pink megaphone with pink text box with Last chance in all caps. The SPMA logo of an early miner sits on top of the megaphone The poster continues: "REGISTRATION FOR THE POST-MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY CONGRESS 2026 CLOSES ON" followed by a pink desk calendar with April 27 written on it. spma.org.uk/pmac26
Poster on a light blue background with an image of the excavations at Canal Wharf, Salford in lower half of the poster, overlayed by the SPMA logo of an earlier miner in the lower right corner. The poster reads: SPMA PHD GROUP Next monthly meeting: THU 9 APRil 16:00-18:00 BST Tânia Manuel Casimiro, Ph.D Research Fellow, University of Stirling, Centre For The Sciences of Place & Memory Dr Göran Tagesson Researcher, Uppsala Universitet, Department of History Dr Leila Papoli-Yazdi Archaeologist of Contemporary Past, Garbologist (Garbonomix.com) Join our group & find out more about the speakers spma.org.uk/phd-student-group
Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026 Early Bird Registration Save up to £25 on fees Secure tour & dinner spots Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology May 15-17 2026 Reading, UK Ends on March 31 2026 Register via Eventbrite spma.org.uk/pmac26 Photo by Katy Whitaker showing an internal view of the upper floowr of the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon where PMAC25 was held. The image shows a crowd of people looking at a slide that promotes SPMA @ Reading.
External view of Reading Museum and Town Hall and a logo of the SPMA in the upper right corner of the photograph. The text reads: PMAC26 tours Reading Museum Explore a 19th-century copy of the Bayeux Tapestry! with an arrow leading towards the museum Fri 15 May 13:30-14:30 £15 Guided tour spma.org.uk/pmac26
An aerial photograph showing a square trench where archaeological excavations have taken place. A green field is seen in the upper left and right corners with a parking lot and camping ground between the two fields in the upper part of the image. SPMA logo with an early miner is shown in the upper right corner The image reads: PMAC26 tours Silchester Explore the Iron Age & Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum! Fri 15 May 13:30-16:30 £35 Guided tour + transport spma.org.uk/pmac26 An arrow points towards the excavation site from the lower right corner of the photo. The text below the arrow reads: Insula IX under excavation by the University of Reading in 2013. This area was first excavated in the 1890s!
Light blue poster with dark blue text which reads: SPMA PHD GROUP Next monthly meeting: TUE 24 MARCH 16:00-18:00 BST Archaeology and Agriculture: from fields to farming practices Dr Jeffry Oliver Reader, Department of Archaeology, School of Geoscience, University of Aberdeen Dr Eugene Costello Lecturer, School of History, University College Cork DR EDWARD STEWART Archaeologist, CVARF Engagement Officer, Archaeology Scotland Join our group & find out more about the speakers spma.org.uk/phd-student-group Pastoral view of Colen Abbey as background in the lower half of the poster
LGBTQ+ History MONTH UK tours & talks Saturday, 21st February: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery - LGBTQIAP+ tour of Bristol Museum (£15/£10) Glasgow - An LGBT History Month Tour of Glasgow for Trans and Nonbinary People (Sold out) Sunday, 22nd February: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Where are all the lesbians? Researching the museums' collection for representation (Free, sign up) Tuesday, 24th February: Sheffield Museums – Walking tour of Sheffield’s queer history from the late 1800s (Free via Eventbrite) A painted rainbows in the lower half of the poster. A logo of the SPMA of an early miner on top of it in the upper right corner.
LGBTQ+ History MONTH London tours & talks this weekend Saturday, 21st February: British Museum - Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ+ tour of the British Museum (Free; advance booking essential) London Museum - Walking London’s queer history (from £17) A photograph in the lower middle of a book cover showing to ancient statues (busts) looking at each other with the title of the book "A little gay history" between the faces. The caption under the photo reads: A book from The British Museum Press A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity across the World by R. B. Parkinson A painted rainbows in the lower half of the poster with a logo of the SPMA of an early miner on top of it in the lower right corner.
Poster on light blue background, a transparent photo of the tip of a ballpoint pen and some words in blue ink on the lower half of the poster with an overlay of the SPMA logo of an early miner in the lower right corner. The poster reads: SPMA PHD GROUP Next monthly meeting: Thu 26 Feb 16:00-18:00 BST Academic Writing & Publishing Dr Helen Loney (University of Worcester / Co-Editor of 'Post-Medieval Archaeology') Prof Kathryn Sampeck (University of Reading / Illinois State University / Co-editor of 'Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology' / Previous editor for 'Historical Archaeology') Emma Lockwood (Taylor and Francis Group) Join our group & find out more about the speakers spma.org.uk/phd-student-group
LGBTQ+ History MONTH UK Exhibitions Manchester: People’s History Museum - Re/Assemble Explores the 1988 Section 28 protest in Manchester & features new artwork commissions that respond to its legacy Kew: The National Archives - Love Letters documents exploring 500 years of devotion, longing, sacrifice, & passion. Around one third of the documents feature same-gender relationships including Oscar Wilde, Anne ‘Gentleman Jack’ Lister & her partner Ann Walker Details from Anne Lister's (1791–1840) will, held at The National Archives - Anne Lister's signature and stamp in the lower left corner and lower middle of the poster with the will as the transparent background of the poster. Two painted rainbows in the lower right corner with a logo of the SPMA of an early mine on top of them.
LGBTQ+ History MONTH London tours & talks this weekend Sunday, 15th February: National Gallery - LGBTQ+ History Month 2026 tour & talk by Dr Tilly Scantlebury (Free; first come, first served) British Museum - Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ+ tour of the British Museum (Free; advance booking essential) Tate Britain - LGBTQIA+ Tours at Tate Britain (Free) Duncan Grant’s Bathing (1911) in the lower left corner, a bold, modernist depiction of male nudes bathing outdoors. The men are arranged in relaxed poses—some standing, some bending or sitting—clustered near what appears to be water. Their bodies are simplified and solid, outlined with strong, dark contours. The colours are bold and non-naturalistic, with areas of pinkish flesh tones set against deep greens and blues of trees and foliage. The background is made up of broad, flattened planes of colour rather than detailed scenery. Two painted rainbows in the lower right corner with a logo of the SPMA of an early mine on top of them
LGBTQ+ History MONTH UK tours & talks this weekend Saturday, 14th February: Bristol M-Shed: a day of fascinating talks featuring stories of LGBTQ+ people in the Bristol region over the last 150 years (Free) Royal Leamington Spa - Warwickshire Pride’s Queer History Tour (from £6.13 via Eventbrite) The talks include one on Mick Belsten (1934-1990), far right, a Shirehampton seafarer who became a gay rights activist. Photo: Gendered Seas A photograph in the lower left corner: in the foreground are people holding up a large horizontal banner that reads “GAY TIMES — Britain’s national gay news magazine. Two painted rainbows in the lower right corner with a logo of the SPMA of an early mine on top of them.
Poster with a light blue background and dark blue letters: SPMA RESEARCH GRANT 2026 FUNDING: UP TO £2,000/PROPOSAL TOTAL FUND: £2,000 DEADLINE: 1 march 2026 RESULTS: 1 MAY 2026 TERMS: project report for inclusion on our website & in our newsletter In the lower half of the poster, a photograph is shown which depicts a colourful glazed tile with white flowers with blue and yellow details. The label in the lower right corner reads SPMA GRANT 2025 MYRONENKO. The SPMA logo with an old miner is on the right side of the poster partially overlaying the photograph. Application form and contact details: spma.org.uk/research-grants is written in a text box on the photograph.
LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH MANCHESTER TOURS & TALKS THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY People’s History Museum - Re/Assemble archive exploration and guided tour (£16.78/£11.44, see Eventbrite) A photograph of flyers with the title People's History Museum A painted rainbow goes diagonally from the middle of the picture from behind the photo to the middle right of the poster. In the lower right corner, the SPMA logo with an early miner can be seen
A poster on a light green-pink gradient background with the following message: LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH LONDON TOURS & TALKS THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY Greenwich National Maritime Museum - Out at Sea (Free) British Museum - Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ+ tour of the British Museum (Free, advance booking essential) London Museum - Walking London’s queer history (from £17) A purple spiralling arrow points from the word Greenwich towards the lower half of the poster where the torso of a colourfully dressed sailor with a cheetah print hat can be seen wearing a microphone. Image courtesy of NMM Out at Sea programme. A painted rainbow goes diagonally from the middle of the picture from behind the sailor to the middle right of the poster. In the lower right corner, the SPMA logo with an early miner can be seen.
The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology is celebrating LGBTQ+ history month. Lower right: Honouring past and present stories in the continued fight for equality & love. A painted rainbow is shown in the background from the lower elftt to the upper right corner. In the bottom middle of the image, the SPMA logo (an early miner with a pickaxe and backpack in the style of a pilgrim's badge) is shown.
Post-Medieval Archaeology volume 59, part 3 - our new journal against a snowy backdrop with a granite boundary wall and some pine trees in the background. A large cup of tea in a white cup with green print sits to the right of the journal
Our treasurer Joel Santos and membership officer Megan Crutcher sitting behind the table at the Book Room amongst other vendors
The same details as given in the post on a light blue background with a black and white image of a guard tower and barbed wire in the lower half of the flyer, overlaid by the SPMA logo and Join our group and find out more about the speakers spma.org.uk/phd-student-group Image background: WWII refugee and evacuee camp founded during the Nazi occupation of Viljandi, Estonia. The location of the camp was revealed through property development which led to the partial excavation of the camp’s graveyard in 2024. Despite calls from archaeologists to reconsider the decision, the rest of the graves were exhumed in 2025 without archaeologists or osteologists present. RA, EFA.217.0.183419.
Flyer for The Paul and Yolanda Courtney Congress Bursary Award: top half showing a fragment of the painting of Reading Abbey, Berkshire (1807). REDMG : 1979.156.1 with "Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026, 15-17 May 2026 (Reading, UK)" written in white at the top of the flyer with the SPMA logo to its right. At the center of the painting: "Planning to attend PMAC2026?" The lower half of the flyer is beige with white stars and the following details in dark blue: The Paul and Yolanda Courtney Congress Bursary Award AWARD: max £250/proposal TOTAL FUND: £250 (may be split between two proposal) Two columns follow. Left columns reads: TERMS - no age restrictions - open worldwide - presentation not required - society membership not required - bursary can be used to cover registration, travel, hotel, childcare - report for inclusion on website & newsletter within three months The right column reads: PRIORITISED: - first-time attendees - students - low income applicants - BAME applicants - minority applicants Bottom half of the flyer has a teal rectangle with round corners with "Application deadline" and a blue rectangle with round corners below it on the teal with "Jan 15, 2026". Below these is the website "spma.org.uk/prizes-and-grants" surrounded by a blue oval.
A merch table with a navy blue branded table cloth “The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology”
A map detailing the route from York Medical Society (23 Stonegate) to Crescent Community Centre where the Antiquity Quiz and TAG party will take place. The venue for the memorial lecture is 30-35 minutes by bus from Campus East.
Volunteers completing finds records. Boxes and baskets with brick samples on a table, volunteer in red jacket writing down details.
Volunteers working on the brick kiln trench - one volunteer standing inside the trench, the other kneeling on the side with two buckets behind them. Greenery in the background
Photo 5. Excavation at the Mallatas de Albella site by David García-Casas.
Photo 1. Aerial plan view of the hut at the archaeological site of Mallatas de Albella during fieldwork by David García-Casas.
Houses of Lima's elite during colonial times - Casa de Osambela y Oquendo (street view of a blue building with enclosed balconies). Photo by A. Accinelli.
Rectangular tile fragment with raised plant ornament in white, baby blue and yellow glaze on a beige background
Rectangular tile with pale green plant ornament on cobalt blue background
SPMA PHD GROUP NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: NOVEMBER 25, 2025 4.00-6.00PM BMT (ONLINE) PLANNING SESSION FOR 2025-26 ACADEMIC YEAR IMAGE: our student group members and potential members at PMAC25 in Portugal HELP DESIGN A PROGRAMME THAT MEETS YOUR RESEARCH NEEDS JOIN OUR GROUP & FIND OUT MORE SPMA.ORG.UK/PHD-STUDENT-GROUP SPMA logo in bottom left corner
Call for papers: POST-MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY CONGRESS 2026 15-17 May 2026 University of Reading United Kingdom Paper or poster proposals: Title Abstract of up to 150 words Author affiliation(s) Corresponding author email address Symposia, forum, or round table proposals: Title Abstract of up to 150 words List of speakers Organiser’s email address Send by: 15 November 2025 conference@spma.org.uk William Havell's 1807 painting of Reading Abbey as the background
Call for papers: Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026. Middle: DEADLINE EXTENDED! Lower left-hand side: 15-17 May 2026 University of Reading United Kingdom Lower right-hand side: Titles & abstracts: 15 November 2025 conference@spma.org.uk Upper right corner: SPMA logo William Havell's 1807 painting of Reading Abbey as the background
A sepia photograph with the graffiti '500 years of Columbus LIE!!! yet we survive' on the side of a wall. Overlayed with the SPMA logo and GEOFF EGAN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2025 in the upper right corner on a white painted background. In the lower left corner: YORK, DEC 16, 5-7PM
A video showing the new issue of PMA from back to front and describing its contents in the captions
Photo of a pile of SPMA newsletters with the title 'Call for copy!' arched above, 'SPMA newsletter' on the left, and 'Winter 2025 issue' on the right of the photo. Below the photo: 'Post-medieval research', 'introduction pieces', 'MA & PhD abstracts', 'Archaeology news', 'Fieldwork and volunteer opportunities' & 'Notes from the field' all in individual white ovals with a curved arrow pointing towards the photo. 'newsletter@spma.org.uk' is shown beneath these keywords
Call for papers: POST-MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY CONGRESS 2026 15-17 May 2026 University of Reading United Kingdom Paper or poster proposals: Title Abstract of up to 150 words Author affiliation(s) Corresponding author email address Symposia, forum, or round table proposals: Title Abstract of up to 150 words List of speakers Organiser’s email address Send by: 1 November 2025 conference@spma.org.uk William Havell's 1807 painting of Reading Abbey as the background
Call for papers: Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2026. Lower left-hand side: 15-17 May 2026 University of Reading United Kingdom Lower right-hand side: Titles & abstracts: 1 November 2025 conference@spma.org.uk Upper right corner: SPMA logo William Havell's 1807 painting of Reading Abbey as the background
SPMA UG dissertation prize £250 prize + free membership for one year + conference bursary for the year of the award ELIGIBLE: Dissertations submitted for an Undergraduate degree awarded in the 2024-2025 academic year (British & Irish Universities only) Nominations: by department to prizes@spma.org.uk Nomination deadline: 1.09.2025 FIND THE FORM ON OUR WEBSITE: spma.org.uk/pg-and-ug-dissertation-prizes
spma phd group next monthly meeting: MAY 22, 2025 4.15-6.15pm EST (ONLINE) Women and gender in post-medieval archaeology Emily Eastwood, Project Manager, National Trust Liz Waring, Property Curator, National Trust Junior Prof Dr Simona Egger, Chair of European Cultural Anthropology, Universität Des Saarlandes Dr Monika Reppo, research fellow, Tallinn University join our group & find out more about the speakers spma.org.uk/phd-student-group
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Cover of volume 58
SPMA research grant winner top left SPMA logo top right Middle within medallion: Naomi Kilburn Durham University Assessing Maternal and Infant health through stable isotope analysis of auditory ossicles Bottom middle: A baby's hand holding onto an adult's finger middle bottom
SPMA research grant winner top left SPMA logo top right Middle within medallion: Craig Cessford Cambridge Archaeological Unit Medieval and Post-Medieval nunneries in Cambridgeshire: broadening the context £1,400 Bottom middle: praying hands and cross
SPMA Postgraduate PRIZE winner top left SPMA logo top right Middle within medallion: Hannah Lara Boyd University of Glasgow An Archaeology of Trees. Suggestions for the Consideration of Arbori-Culture in the Scottish Archaeological Record Bottom middle: Tree outline
SPMA Postgraduate PRIZE & Research grant winners middle within medallion SPMA logo bottom middle Handwritten document and stars as background
SPMA @ Reading Mark your calendars! 15-17 May 2026 Convenient to London-area trains and airports THE MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE - opening reception University of Reading Three 'B's. Reading is known for "Three Bs": • B for bulbs - Sutton Seeds, started as a corn merchant in 1807 and later specialised in seeds and bulbs • B for beer - William Blackall Simonds founded the Simonds' Brewery in 1785 in a building designed by his architect friend, Sir John Soane • B for biscuits - Joseph Huntley moved to Reading in 1811 starting a bakery that by 1841 became Huntley & Palmers
Crowd sitting next to a ship in a museum hall
Entrance to Planetario de Marinha where the registration and Museu de Marinha sessions will take place
Pre-conference day programme, please use this PDF for screen readers if needed: https://spma.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PMAC2025_finalProgramme.pdf
PMAC25 Full programme now live, April 10-13, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal - image of a house in Lisbon
SPMA PhD Group Join us: Monthly meetings Workshops Social events International community Gain experience in: international conference organisation session chairing research networking science communication book & peer reviewing
PMAC25 Museu de Marinha Pre-conference meeting SPMA PhD Group meeting April 10 6:45 PM Our PhD group will meet during the PMAC25 Opening Reception, prospective members welcome spma.org.uk/phd-student-group