From Pioneers to Seasoned Professionals: 50 years of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology

Summary

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. The society is marking this achievement in a number of ways, including a major conference at Sheffield and a special issue of the journal Post-Medieval Archaeology. This poster reveals some of the features of the Society’s history, allowing comparisons and contrasts with the experiences of the SHA. From a side-line interest of museum professionals and amateurs, post-medieval archaeology has grown and matured to become a major period of study recognized by government and private heritage organizations, museums, contract archaeology firms, and by universities which now employ a number of tenured historical archaeology academic staff. The Society has been significant in encouraging historical archaeology across Europe and the globe, as revealed in its journal contents from the first issue onwards.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Poster Submission 2016   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2016

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 714