ArchSoc Archaeology seminars

The ArchSoc Archaeology seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas. The seminars are open to all.

Seminar description

You are cordially invited to our Archaeological Seminar Series of Semester 2 2025/26, in collaboration with our student Archaeology Society (ArchSoc). 

Time and venue

Seminars will take place every Thursday from 4.15pm, in the Teviot Lecture Theatre (Doorway 5), Old Medical School, Teviot Place (except where indicated otherwise below). There will be a post-seminar reception afterwards in the McMillan Room (Doorway 4). 

To join the ArchSoc Archaeology Seminar mailing list, people can request access via the instructions here, or email Claire.Brown-2@ed.ac.uk.

Semester 1 2026/27

Thu 24 SepRocco Rante (University Sorbonne-Panthéon, CNRS, ArScAn, UMR 7041)'From Ancient Iran to Central Asia: Highlights from recent archaeological fieldwork in Khorasan and the Bukhara Oasis'

4.15pm, Teviot Lecture Theatre (Doorway 5), Old Medical School, Teviot Place. There will be a post-seminar reception afterwards in the McMillan Room (Doorway 4). 

Joint seminar with Classics

Thu 1 Oct   

 

Elisabeth Niklasson (University of Aberdeen)    'Heritage and the politics of fear'ArchSoc Seminar
Thu 8 OctJorge Herrera Tovar (Universidad Autonoma de Mexico)     'Maritime archaeology of conflict in Mexico: The maritime aspects of the US-Mexican War (1846-1848)' 
Thu 15 OctPeter Thorsheim (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)'Secrecy, uncertainty, and erasure: The fate of British chemical weapons sites after the Second World War' 
Thu 22 Oct

 

tbc

 

 ArchSoc Seminar
Thu 29 OctVarious (University of Edinburgh)Fieldwork updates 
Thu 5 NovClaudia Zancan (Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, University of East Anglia)'Decorated tombs of Kyushu: Agency and perception of burial space in Late Kofun Japan' 
Thu 12 Nov

Marco Milella (University of Pisa)      

 

'Not just dots: Mobility and social identities during the Late Iron Age on both sides of the Alps'Joint seminar with One Health Archaeology Research Group
Thu 19 Nov

Sam Leggett (University of Edinburgh)

 

'The bioarchaeology of the Norman Conquest'Joint seminar with One Health Archaeology Research Group
Thu 26 NovJonathan Gardner (University of Edinburgh)'Reimagining waste landscapes: the archaeology of new ground'

Seminar location: the Sydney Smith lecture room (Doorway 1)

 

Tue 1 DecRob Dinnis (University of Aberdeen)'Wogan Cavern: latest results and new excavations'Seminar location: the Meadows Lecture Theatre (Doorway 4)

Further Information

To join the ArchSoc Archaeology Seminar mailing list, University of Edinburgh staff can join the mlist at the link below, or please email Claire.Brown-2@ed.ac.uk.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the coordinator Professor Robin Bendrey, (robin.bendrey@ed.ac.uk). You can also follow Edinburgh Archaeology and ArchSoc on Instagram (see below).

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Find out what else is on

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening.

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