Winners
Outstanding Achievement Award Winner: Uist Virtual Archaeology Project
A project by UHI Outer Hebrides and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has established innovative and creative digital routes into Uist’s rich archaeological heritage. The main output is the Uist Unearthed app, containing Augmented Reality (AR) reconstructions of archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way. This is complemented by an interactive multimedia exhibition
Archaeological Innovation Award Winner: Uist Virtual Archaeology Project (with a focus on the project’s key output, Uist Unearthed)
A project by UHI Outer Hebrides and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has established innovative and creative digital routes into Uist’s rich archaeological heritage. The main output is the Uist Unearthed app, containing Augmented Reality (AR) reconstructions of archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way. This is complemented by an interactive multimedia exhibition.
Public Dissemination or Presentation Award Winner : Uist Virtual Archaeology Project (with a focus on the project’s key output, Uist Unearthed)
A project by UHI Outer Hebrides and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
The Uist Virtual Archaeology Project has established innovative and creative digital routes into Uist’s rich archaeological heritage. The main output is the Uist Unearthed app, containing Augmented Reality (AR) reconstructions of archaeological sites along the Hebridean Way. This is complemented by an interactive multimedia exhibition.
Learning, Training and Skills Award Winner : UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEAMC)
Part of UCD School of Archaeology, University College Dublin.
UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture in Dublin is one of the only university-campus facilities in the world dedicated to experimental archaeology and material culture research, teaching and public engagement. CEAMC provides students—from undergraduates to professional archaeologists—with an educational experience built around our teaching philosophy of “Making, Understanding, Storytelling
Engagement and Participation Award Winner: Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology Programme 2021-22
A project by Bristol Museums Archaeology Team.
Bristol's Brilliant Archaeology is an exciting year long programme of archaeological activities designed to meet the needs of all ages and experience.
Our family-fun days, walks, talks and study sessions were delivered on-site, in-person or online, in collaboration with local societies, community groups and specialists so as to globally connect people with archaeology.
Early Career Archaeologist Award Winner
Victoria Sands
Victoria is a Senior Post Excavation Assistant at Colchester Archaeological Trust.
In the year she has worked at CAT she has innovated and contributed in large ways to both community engagement and archiving.
Highly Commended Entries:
Outstanding Achievement Award - Highly Commended
Bristol's Brilliant Archaeology
A project by Bristol Museums Archaeology Team.
Bristol's Brilliant Archaeology is an exciting year long programme of archaeological activities designed to meet the needs of all ages and experience.
Our family-fun days, walks, talks and study sessions were delivered on-site, in-person or online, in collaboration with local societies, community groups and specialists so as to globally connect people with archaeology.
Public Dissemination or Presentation Award - Highly Commended
Transforming the Roman Townhouse for wider audiences to enjoy
A project by Dorset Council.
The Roman Town House is the only Roman period town house that is completely on display in Britain. The project transformed the site making it accessible, restored the heritage and added new area with amphitheatre seating that enabled events to take place - bringing new audiences from far and wide.
Scotland Digs 2022
A project by The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s Dig It! .
Scotland Digs 2022 celebrated Scotland’s summer dig season by sharing fieldwork opportunities for the public and updates from 20+ events. The campaign consisted of an online hub, social media content, a webinar for fieldwork organisers, bespoke artwork and a Climate Action Archaeology theme to draw attention to the climate emergency.
Engagement and Participation Award - Highly Commended
Y Heritage - Make a Splash!
A project by MSDS Marine
The Y Heritage Make a Splash! project focused on working with a group of eight young people to engage in heritage and share their experiences with a larger audience.The projectworked withyoung people in crisis to give them the opportunity to participate in a maritime archaeology projectin landlocked Leicestershire, a setting not normally associated with maritime archaeology.
Early Career Archaeologist - Highly Commended
Megan Schlanker
Megan has a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham (2019) and an MsC in Bioarchaeology from the University of York (2020).
She currently works as an archaeologist for MOLA and volunteers for a number of initiatives, including holding the role of Chair of the CIfA Early Careers SIG.
