The Grahame Clark Medal is awarded by the
British Academy
The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the sa ...
every two years "for academic achievement involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology". It was endowed in 1992 by
Sir Grahame Clark, an eminent prehistorian and archaeologist, and first awarded in 1993.
List of recipients
Source
British Academy* 1993:
Stuart Piggott
* 1995:
John Coles
* 1997:
J. D. Clark
* 1999:
D. J. Mulvaney
* 2002:
John Wymer
* 2004:
Barrington W. Cunliffe
* 2006:
Geoffrey J. Wainwright
* 2008:
Paul Mellars
* 2010:
Richard Bradley
* 2012:
Charles Higham
* 2014:
Joan Oates, "to recognise her reputation as one of the leading authorities on Mesopotamian prehistory as well as her fundamental contributions to our understanding of ancient Near Eastern Civilisation."
* 2016:
Kristian Kristiansen, "for his contribution to the study of the European Bronze Age, and the management, protection and interpretation of archaeological heritage."
*2018:
Alison Sheridan, "for her outstanding research and wide-ranging contribution to the study of early prehistory."
* 2020:
Frances Healy
* 2022: Alex Gibson
* 2023: Ann Woodward
* 2024: Nick Ashton
See also
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List of archaeology awards
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
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Awards of the British Academy
References
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British academic awards
Archaeology awards
Awards established in 1992
1992 establishments in the United Kingdom