Explore the Highlights of the 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards
The 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards were a celebration of creativity, innovation, and community in archaeology and heritage. Held at Cardiff’s stunning Temple of Peace, the event shone a spotlight on inspiring projects and individuals making an extraordinary impact in the field.
From thought-provoking talks and heartfelt poetry to groundbreaking projects that tackle contemporary challenges, this year’s ceremony was a true reflection of archaeology’s power to connect, inspire, and create change.
We'd like to say a huge congratulations to all of our shortlistees, highly commended entries and winners of the Archaeological Achievement Awards. We'd also like to say a huge thank you to all our judges, who did a fantastic job reviewing the nominations and shortlisting the amazing candidates, as well as our funders and sponsors, without whom the awards simply wouldn't have been possible.
Discover the winners, watch the highlights, and explore the projects that are shaping the future of archaeology in our blog.
You can catch up on the full awards ceremony, discover more about the projects through their introductionary videos, watch Jane Henderson's presentation and Rufus’ poem, all below. Thank you to Heneb for sponsoring the live-stream, making it possible for us to share the awards ceremony live across the UK.
Find out even more about all the shortlisted projects in our Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024 Booklet.
Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
Congratulations to Bryn Celli Ddu Public Archaeology Project, winners of the 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award! Their project, GWREIDDIAU (Roots), is the 10th year anniversary of the Bryn Celli Ddu public archaeology project. It is a cross-disciplinary, outdoor arts and heritage project; an opportunity to respond to the Bryn Celli Ddu passage tomb through archaeological excavation, folklore and performance; exploring its histories and ritual using a contemporary lens.
2023 Archaeological Achievement Award Trophies, made by Lasers for Us. Photo: Adam Shaw
Past Award Winners
Formerly the British Archaeology Awards, the awards are coordinated by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) with the support of a judging panel and aim to celebrate archaeological achievements from across the United Kingdom and Ireland. To reflect this change, we have renamed the awards the Archaeological Achievement Awards.
There are 5 award categories and one overall outstanding achievement award with an emphasis on a range of cross cutting themes that are designed to show how archaeology relates to wider society, health and wellbeing, and place. The awards are judged by representatives from across the sector.