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- ↑ "The Society for Medieval Archaeology | Retrospect and Prospect" . Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ Wilson, David M. (2009), "The foundation and early years of the Society for Medieval Archaeology", in Gilchrist, Roberta; Reynolds, Andrew (eds.), Reflections: 50 Years of Medieval Archaeology, 1957–2007, London: Maney Publishing, pp. 11–21, ISBN 978-1-906540-71-5
- ↑ Wilson 2009, p. 15.
