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SPMA 50 in Sheffield
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Rockfleet Castle, County Mayo, Ireland
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Kulturen, Lund, Sweden
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Lead mining landscape at Gunnerside, N Yorkshire (c) John Doe
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Historic Jamestown
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Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow
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Quarry
The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology is Europe’s leading society for the study and promotion of historical archaeology. The SPMA was founded in 1966 with the aim of promoting the archaeology of late medieval to industrial society in Britain, Europe and those countries influenced by European colonialism. The Society now covers the archaeology of the period up to the present day. To achieve this aim the Society publishes the triannual journal Post-Medieval Archaeology, and a twice yearly newsletter, as well as regular monographs, and holds conferences and meetings.
News
AGM papers and Full Accounts available
Thursday 1 November 2018
SPMA seeks new Ordinary Members of Council
Monday 16 July 2018
2017 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture now online
Friday 19 January 2018
Events
2018 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture
17 December 2018
Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress 2019
22 March — 24 March 2019
Publications
West Country Households, 1500-1700
Edited by John Allan, Nat Alcock, and David Dawson
South-West England has been the focus of some of the most significant work on the early modern house and household in Britain. This volume of papers, written by many leading specialists, summarises the overall understanding of material culture, standing buildings, and their interiors, alongside case studies which publish some of the most remarkable discoveries.