Who deserves special recognition for their work, research, and dedication to archaeology? Below are all the nominees in this category. Once you’ve made your choice, click here to cast your vote! Voting closes on 10 February 2020, and all the winners of the 2020 Current Archaeology Awards will then be announced on 28 February as […]

We are delighted to announce that Richard Osgood is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award Top honours for Archaeologist of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards for 2019 went to Richard Osgood of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). In 2011, Richard co-founded Operation Nightingale – an initiative using archaeological […]

We are delighted to announce that Hella Eckardt is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award. Top honours for Archaeologist of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards for 2018 went to Dr Hella Eckardt of the University of Reading. A specialist in social approaches to Roman archaeology, she explores social and cultural […]

We are delighted to announce that Mark Knight is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award. Directing the Must Farm excavations for the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, Knight specialises in prehistoric landscapes, as well as Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery. His interests include exploring later prehistoric contexts of inhabitation and mobility, and […]

We are delighted to announce that Roberta Gilchrist is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award.   Philip Crummy Philip Crummy is Director and Principal Archaeologist at Colchester Archaeological Trust, a position he has held since 1971. In that time he has dedicated his career to putting Roman Colchester (Camulodunum) on […]

Top honours for Archaeologist of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards went to Professor Michael Fulford, who has directed excavations at Silchester, a major Roman and Iron Age site in Hampshire, for almost 20 years. The project ended last summer, and has revealed a wealth of information about how the town evolved, and […]

We are delighted to announce that Michael Fulford is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award. Professor Michael Fulford  has directed excavations at Silchester, a major Roman and Iron Age site in Hampshire, for almost 20 years. The project ended last summer, and has revealed a wealth of information about how […]

We always look forward to escaping from the office to meet archaeologists working to uncover the secrets of the past – their hard work and dedication is always inspiring. This year we would like to put forward the following individuals for special recognition of their work.

We are delighted to announce that Phil Harding is the winner of this year’s prestigious Archaeologist of the Year award.

English Heritage’s senior archaeologist and winner at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards 2012