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.
Country | Award | Sponsor | Description | |
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United Kingdom & Ireland | Council for British Archaeology | Various contributions to archaeology from UK and Ireland | ||
United Kingdom | Current Archaeology | Various contributions to archaeology | ||
United Kingdom | Chalmers-Jervise Prize | 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.[1] | ||
Germany | Non-fiction books in archaeology[2] | |||
United States | Cayuga County Historical Society | Scholastic and other contributions to the betterment of knowledge of the Iroquois people[3] | ||
United States | Scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications, and/or teaching[4] | |||
United Kingdom | Academic achievement involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology[5] | |||
United States | Life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship[6] | |||
United Kingdom | Work in the field of classical studies and archaeology[7] | |||
United Kingdom | Martyn Jope Award | Society for Medieval Archaeology | "Best novel interpretation, application of analytical method or presentation of new findings"[8] | |
United Kingdom | Peter Neaverson Award | Association for Industrial Archaeology | "Outstanding scholarship in industrial archaeology"[9] | |
Canada | Outstanding lifetime contributions to Canadian archaeology[10] | |||
Sweden | Distinguishing research or publication in the field of Anthropology[11] [12] |