List of archaeology awards
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This list of archaeology awards is an index to articles on notable awards given for archaeology, the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. View the individual articles for more detail.
Awards
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom & Ireland | Archaeological Achievement Awards | Council for British Archaeology | Various contributions to archaeology from UK and Ireland[1] |
| United Kingdom | Archaeology Awards | Current Archaeology | Various contributions to archaeology[2] |
| United Kingdom | Baggs Prize | Royal Archaeological Institute | Biennial prize for the best undergraduate dissertation on a subject concerning the archaeology or architectural history of Britain, Ireland and adjacent areas of Europe.[3] |
| United Kingdom | Chalmers-Jervise Prize | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | Biennial prize for the best paper on any subject in the prehistory or archaeology of Scotland before AD 1100 accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.[4] |
| Germany | Ceram Prize | Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn | Non-fiction books in archaeology[5] |
| United States | Cornplanter Medal | Cayuga County Historical Society | Scholastic and other contributions to the betterment of knowledge of the Iroquois people[6] |
| United States | Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement | Archaeological Institute of America | Scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications, and/or teaching[7] |
| United Kingdom | Grahame Clark Medal | British Academy | Academic achievement involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology[8] |
| United States | J. C. Harrington Award | Society for Historical Archaeology | Life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship[9] |
| United Kingdom | Kenyon Medal | British Academy | Work in the field of classical studies and archaeology[10] |
| United Kingdom | Martyn Jope Award | Society for Medieval Archaeology | "Best novel interpretation, application of analytical method or presentation of new findings"[11] |
| United Kingdom | Peter Neaverson Award | Association for Industrial Archaeology | "Outstanding scholarship in industrial archaeology"[12] |
| Canada | Smith-Wintemberg Award | Canadian Archaeological Association | Outstanding lifetime contributions to Canadian archaeology[13] |
| Sweden | Viking Fund Medal | Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research | Distinguishing research or publication in the field of Anthropology[14][15] |