EAA Heritage Prize


The European Association of Archaeologists instituted the European Archaeological Heritage Prize in 1999. An independent Heritage Prize Committee awards the Prize annually for an outstanding contribution to the generation of archaeological heritage knowledge and its dissemination, and to the protection, presentation and enhancement of European archaeological heritage.

 

As of 2018, nominations for the Prize are received in either of two categories:

  • Individual category for an outstanding scholarly contribution or personal involvement,
  • Institutional category for local, regional, national or international initiatives, long- or short-term, which contribute to the preservation and presentation of European archaeological heritage beyond the normal duties of the institution.

The same nomination form is used for both categories, with a different emphasis in the evaluated criteria.

The major evaluation criteria – recommended to be addressed in the application form – are as follows:

  1. Scholarly (academic contribution)
  2. Societal (contribution to generation of community values based on heritage)
  3. Heritage (achievements within heritage protection / management / conceptual development)
  4. Political (political-level impact to further the standing of archaeological heritage)

The Committee will discuss all serious proposals for the Prize. No self-nominations are accepted. Nominations may be made by any of the following:

  • Members of the Association (all membership categories)
  • Professors and heads of departments of archaeology at European universities and institutes
  • Directors of governmental heritage management organisations and agencies in European countries (members of the Council of Europe)
  • Non-governmental archaeological, heritage, and professional organisations in European countries.


             Photo left © Joe Warden photography. Photo right © György Gábos.

Nominations


Nominations for the 2024 European Heritage Prize, with full citations and using the form, must be received by the EAA Secretariat at helpdesk@e-a-a.org before 1 July 2024.

Heritage Prize form
(Microsoft Word Document)

Recipients


2024Claus von Carnap-Bornheim and Geoportale Nazionale per l'Archeologia/The National Geoportal for Archaeology
2023: Fedir Androshchuk and Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi; honorary mention to Arturo Ruiz Rodríguez and the International Organising Team of the First Kings of Europe
2022: Sophia Labadi and Engaging youngsters in cultural heritage: Urkesh One-on-One program
2021: Laurajane Smith, Citizens Committee of Ierapetra and SITAR; honorary mention to West Dunbartonshire Council
2020: Gilly Carr and REMAINS of Greenland program and network; honorary mention to SARAT Project and SPLASHCOS
2019: Osman Kavala and Fundación Catedral Santa María, Vitoria-Gasteiz
2018: Ivan Pavlů and Francisco Javier Sánchez-Palencia Ramos
2017: Unità di Crisi e di Coordinamento Regionale Marche
2016: Unité d'Archéologie de la Ville de Saint-Denis and Caroline Sturdy Colls
2015: María Ángeles Querol Fernández and Martin Oswald Hugh Carver
2014: Marie Louise Stig Sørensen and Erzsébet Jerem
2013: Daniel Thérond and Vincent Gaffney
2012: Willem J.H. Willemss
2011: Girolamo Ferdinando and Francesco Pinto
2010: David John Breeze
2009: Ulrich Ruoff
2008: Jean-Paul Demoule
2007: Siegmar von Schnurbein
2006: John Coles
2005: Kristian Kristiansen
2004: Illicit Antiquities Research Centre
2003: Viktor Trifonov
2002: Henry Cleere
2001: Otto Braasch
2000: Margareta Biörnstad
1999: Manuel Maria Carrilho