The study of humankind through its material culture, specialising in the period of the European Middle Ages. At its broadest, the period stretches from the 5th to the 16th century CE and refers to post-Roman but pre modern remains. The period covers the upheaval caused by the fall of the Roman Empire and cultures such as the Vikings, Saxons and Franks. Furthermore it concerns on the study of mediaeval settlements, especially including mediaeval towns. Although it was considered by some historians to be useless and not able to solve major problems for a long time, nowadays it is fully aknowledged as one of the branches of historic sciences. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... This article is about the Saxons, a Germanic people. ... The Franks or the Frankish people were one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm (sometimes referred to as Francia) in an area that covers most of modern-day France and the region of Franconia in Germany...
THE SOCIETY FOR MEDIEVALARCHAEOLOGY exists to further the study of the period from the 5th to the 16th century A.D. by publishing a journal of international standing dealing primarily with the archaeological evidence, and by other means such as by holding regular meetings and arranging conferences.
While maintaining a special concern for the medievalarchaeology of Britain and Ireland, the society seeks to support and advance the international study of this period (as broadly defined above) in Europe.
The Annual General Meeting, also held in London, in early December, is followed by the Annual Lecture, given by medieval archaeologists of international stature.
Post-medieval archaeology is term used in Europe to describe the study of the material past over the last 500 years.
In practice, the medieval period is now often extended into the reign of the Tudor monarchs and the boundary between the two eras is not precise.
The date of the end of the post-medieval era is also considered by some to have come at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the reign of Queen Victoria and others maintain that we are still living in it.
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