Our annual conference starts 🎉
We are kicking things off with a fantastic keynote from Stephanie Wynne-Jones (University of York) in the grand setting of Leicester Cathedral. We look forward to seeing everyone there - don't forget to tag us in your posts and you can follow along on #MedArch2025
This time next week I'll be in Leicester for the @socmedarch.bsky.social conference.😀 #MedArch2025
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Image: A nod to the past - a Viking themed handrail in Swansea Guildhall (c) Nigel Davies for Geograph CC BY-SA 2.0
How do you breathe new life into old data? One approach is the use of voxel modelling, as a case study from medieval Odense will show at our upcoming annual conference. Catch this paper and many more at #MedArch2025. Full programme and tickets here: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
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From 0 to 20 in less than a century! Learn about Dublin's ecclesiastical boom at #MedArch2025. Though none of these Scandinavian churches survive, new research reconstructs their form & meaning using excavation data, architectural fragments & comparative analysis. Tickets: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
Was Swansea built on Scandinavian roots? This paper reconsiders the evidence and argues that early trading links made it the ideal caput for the lordship of Gower. 📍 Catch it at #MedArch2025 | Sept 13–14, University of Leicester. Full programme and tickets here: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
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Here are three more cracking papers from our upcoming conference in Leicester. See something you like? Then why not check out the full programme and book your tickets here: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025 Prices are inclusive of refreshments.
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What do Swahili coral stone houses and Viking women have in common? They are both the subject of papers at our upcoming conference in Leicester! To see the full programme and to book tickets visit: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
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27 towns,1 region, and centuries of change. Nigel Baker brings together archaeology, dendrochronology, and grey-literature gold to trace growth and contraction across medieval Shropshire at #medarch2025 🔗 Full programme and tickets: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
What happens when we frame castles through the rhythms of everyday urban life? Find out at #medarch2025 🔗 Full programme and tickets: tinyurl.com/SMAConf2025
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Photo: Aerial view of Okehampton castle, Devon. (www.ecastles.co.uk/okehampton.h...)
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Join us for bold talks and fresh perspectives from the forefront of medieval urban archaeology. To register for tickets visit: tinyurl.com/medarch2025-1
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Join us in celebrating the richness, diversity, and cutting-edge research shaping medieval urban archaeology. 🔗 For a sneaky peak at some of the topics and to book your place, visit: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-conferen... #medarch2025 #MedievalCities #UrbanArchaeology #PastMeetsPresent
