Society for Medieval Archaeology
The Society for Medieval Archaeology was founded in 1957. Its purpose was to publish a journal on medieval archaeology and organise conferences and events around the subject. It was the third archaeological society founded with a focus on a particular period, after the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia and the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
The society's journal is Medieval Archaeology.
The society's logo is a representation of the Anglo-Saxon Alfred Jewel. It was drawn by Eva Sjoegren, appeared prominently on the front cover of the journal from 1957 to 2010, and continues to appear on the title page. A meeting of the society's council in 1985 included discussions about establishing a special interest group focused on the study of castles; this became the Castle Studies Group.
List of presidents
- 1986–1989: Charles Thomas
- 2002–2004: Richard Hall
- 2004–2007: Roberta Gilchrist
- 2007–2010: Leslie Webster
- 2014–2016: Helena Hamerow
- 2023–2026: Oliver Creighton
- 2026–present: Sarah Semple