Announcing the Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024 Shortlist!

• Junior Archaeologist Excavation Experience - Long Melford Heritage Trust, Long Meflord C of E Primary School

• Kids Dig York - York Archaeology

• Irchester Field School - Organisational leads: Sarah Scott, Heritage Partnerships Development Director/Professor of Archaeology, University of Leicester (UoL), Jeremy Taylor, Fieldwork coordinator, School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) University of Leicester, Ben Donnelly-Symes, Northants Archaeological Resource Centre (ARC) Curator, Jack Pishhorn, General Manager, The Chester House Estate /Strategic Lead Culture, Heritage and Tourism, North Northants Council (NNC). Other team members play a lead role in the design and delivery of activities, including a core team from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), volunteers, collaborators (including Adam Sutton at Aurelius Archaeology and Creating Tomorrow College, based at the Chester House Estate) and students

This award is sponsored by Archaeological Management Solutions.

• Bryn Celli Ddu Public Archaeology Project - Cadw, Think Creatively and Manchester Metropolitan University

• Welcome to the Scottish Crannog Centre - The Scottish Crannog Centre

• Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny - Portland Museum

• Dig the Castle - Emily Wapshott, Archaeologists Engage

• Digging for Erlestoke - Wessex Archaeology

• The Pendinas Hillfort Community Archaeology Project - RCAHMW and Dyfed Archaeological Trust (Heneb)

This award is sponsored by University Archaeology UK. 

• 1000 Fingerprints 1000 Voices - The Scottish Crannog Centre

• Fair Game: Valuing the bio-cultural heritage of fallow deer and their venison for food security, sustainable woodlands and biodiversity - University of Exeter 

This award is sponsored by National Highways.

• Anna Giecco 

• Laurie Matthews 

• Rosie Crawford 

• Kieran Manchip 

• Stephanie Black 

This award is sponsored by The Royal Archaeological Institute.

• Sad Girl Archaeology - Stephanie Black

• A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Road Improvement Scheme - MOLA-Headland Infrastructure (MHI) for National Highways

• Must Farm Pile-Dwelling Settlement - Cambridge Archaeological Unit

• JustALittleRoo - Rosie Rhianna Crawford

• Kilmartin Museum's New Permanent Exhibitions - Dr Sharon Webb OBE, Director and Lead Curator at Kilmartin Museum

• Star Carr: Life after the Ice - University of York and York Museums Trust