This February, we will be sharing & highlighting relevant exhibitions in galleries & museums as part of #LGBTQplusHM to honour stories from the past & present in the continued fight for equality & love!

Time for a cuppa! Topics in the latest issue of PMA range from kinrande porcelain in Portugal (Sun Yat-sen University, NOVA/FCSH), C19 Basque siege archaeology (@ehu.eus) to C17 glass assemblage from a Dutch shipwreck (@incipitcsic.bsky.social, @sheffielduni.bsky.social & @cchscsic.bsky.social)

We are at #SHA2026 - come say hi! You can find us on the 3rd floor of the Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Book Room (Ambassador I). Drop by for a chat, grab a pen & become a member!

Our #PhD Group will meet over Teams on Wed, Jan 14, 3-5pm BST. The topic is 'Contested Heritage, its ethics & protections'. Our speakers are Dr John Carman, Hon. Ass. Prof., School of History & Cultures, Uni of Birmingham & Chair, Heritage Advisory Committee of @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social & 1/2

Want to join us for #PMAC26, hosted at the University of Reading, UK, on 15-17 May 2026 but need financial support to attend? You could apply for the Paul & Yolanda Courtney Congress Bursary Award! See details below. Deadline: 15 Jan. Application form & more info: spma.org.uk/paul-courtne...

Are you at @tag2025york.bsky.social? Come find us at the bookstalls! #tag2025

SPMA members! Our AGM is today at 4pm (UK time). Join us at the York Medical Society or over Zoom (see your emails for the link). The AGM is followed by the Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture + drinks reception. Lecture starts at 6pm (free for everyone). Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-...

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-...

An Atmosphere of Industrialisation #Workshop, Dec 8th, Derby Museum & Art Gallery - exploring impacts of pollution from the Industrial Revolution on objects housed in Derby Museum. Free to attend, catered. More info: Dr Lenore Thompson: [email protected]. Reg: derbymuseums.org/event/an-atm...

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 1/2

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

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

Today is the final day you can submit your paper or poster proposals as well as your proposals for forums or round tables. See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26

You have until Saturday to submit your abstract! See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26 #archaeology #conference #postmedieval

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

Are you undertaking a #PhD on a topic related to the post-medieval? If so, join the SPMA’s #PhDGroup & expand your research community. The group is open to all SPMA members currently undertaking a PhD & involves a programme of workshops & seminars 1/2

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

A few more days until our #CfP closes - make sure you submit your abstract in time! More information about the event (venue, registration fees, accommodation and travel options) can be found on our website: spma.org.uk/pmac26

Very honoured to give the Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture this year! Drawing on Latin American scholars and artists, I will explore what an Archaeology of Radical Tenderness is and how transformative can be for our discipline. #ArchaeoSky #AcademicSky #Archaeology #LatAm #HistoricalArchaeology

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-...

Time flies - send in your abstracts ASAP! CfP closes 1 November: spma.org.uk/pmac26

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 [email protected] #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: [email protected] - Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo #CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2

Oh wow - less than a month until our CfP ends (and November begins! 😮)

There is exactly 2 months to submit your abstract, but time goes by fast! Have a look at our website for more info: spma.org.uk/pmac26

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 [email protected]. 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: [email protected] 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

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

Slow Monday? Not for the winners of our #ResearchGrant and Postgraduate Prize! 1/4

We want to thank all our attendees for joining us in Lisbon and for making #PMAC25 the biggest Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress to date. We hope to see you all in Reading (UK) next year for #PMAC26 - this time in May!

We are in Lisbon presenting the first results of our project in the Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress #PMAC25 @postmedarch.bsky.social

It was a pleasure to share our research about #pastoralism in mountain zones in the #PMAC25 @postmedarch.bsky.social interesting topics and friendly audience

Lisbon Archaeological Museum, part of the early 16th Jeronimo Monastery, is a stunning location for @tostig1066.bsky.social to give a paper, at the @postmedarch.bsky.social Congress 2025. Excellent, engaging speakers, and quite a spread for the coffee break, too!

Day 2 of @postmedarch.bsky.social conference in Lisbon, hosted by the wonderful Maritime and Archaeology museums. Our maritime session starts the day in the maritime museum exhibition hall. Speakers themselves becoming exhibits amongst the boats for passing tours!

The #PMAC25 Opening Lecture is now underway ‘Historical Maritime Archaeology as Social Archaeology’ by Augusto Salgado

Looking for the venues? Here they are! You can also use this map: PMAC25 maps.app.goo.gl/CmxxdSpDh2aG... #PMAC25

The PMAC25 will kick off tomorrow with a number of pre-conference events. Feel free to share your session with your colleagues and friends! Please find the searchable programme & abstract book PDFs here: spma.org.uk/pmac25 #PMAC25 #PMAC25

Book of abstracts available now: spma.org.uk/wp-content/u... PMAC25 will be our largest Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress to date and we are excited to see you all in Lisbon. Feel free to use the hashtag #PMAC25 or tag us in your posts!

Fantastic day conference looking at the archaeological work of @archsoutheast.bsky.social over the past 50 years Here's to their next half century 🥂 #ASEat50

Only two weeks until we all meet in Lisbon - the final programme for the #PMAC25 is now live. This will be our biggest Post-Medieval Archaeology Congress yet! You can find the programme on our website: spma.org.uk/pmac25

Are you joining us in Lisbon? Our PhD Group meeting will take place during the #PMAC25 Opening Reception. Prospective members welcome! NB! The reception starts at 6pm & only pre-booked attendees can join. See your ticket, Eventbrite or email [email protected] to check your add-ons 1/2

Have you registered for #PMAC25 yet? Only 12 days left! Book your ticket and extras here: www.eventbrite.com/e/post-medie...

The deadline for applications is today! Apply here: spma.org.uk/research-gra...

Our fifth & final post for #LGBTQ+HistoryMonth comes from our current President, Dr Hanna Steyne Chamberlin (@hlsteyne.bsky.social). The post is based on Hanna's PhD thesis (The University of Manchester) - The construction of the Thames Embankments in #London in the mid-late 19th century changed 1/7

Fourth post in our LGBTQ+ History Month comes from 37 Looe Street which is a gallery/workshop space in #Plymouth. It's the sister project of the collective consultancy ButCH (Bureau for the Contemporary & Historic). Both are queer-facing, heritage-oriented, and community-interested 1/4

The third post in our #LGBTQ+HistoryMonth series brings us a project by Tânia Casimiro (SPMA Vice-President; University of Stirling), Inês Castro (University of Leicester) and Joel Santos (SPMA treasurer; University of Leicester). The Sexual Reveries study tells the hidden #queer 1/4

Did you know the SPMA is celebrating #LGBTQ+ history month this February? Our council member and EDI coordinator Dr Sanna Lipkin visited Helsinki City Museum's exhibition, "M/S Baltic Queers – Experiences of LGBTQAI+ Migration," which showcases the varied life stories of individuals who 1/4

Did you know that registration for #PMAC25 is open until March 20? Ps. Don’t forget presenters need to register as well! Pps. If you forgot to add add-ons initially, based on availability, you can add these to your order until March 20 as well 1/2