2010 BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AWARDS
SHORT LIST FOR AWARDS ANNOUNCED (14 June 2010)
The Trustees of the British Archaeological Awards are delighted to
announce the short list of nominations for the six individual Awards
which make up the 2010 British Archaeological Awards.
Established in 1976, the British Archaeological Awards are a showcase
for the best in British archaeology and a central event in the
archaeological calendar.
The winners of the six Awards will be announced at the 2010 Awards
ceremony which will take place on 19 July at the British Museum, hosted
by historian and broadcaster Michael Wood. The ceremony will be a major
event within the Council for British Archaeology's Festival of British
Archaeology, a huge UK-wide celebration of archaeology with more than
650 events attended by more than 250,000 people, which attracts huge
national TV, radio, newspaper and magazine coverage.
The Chairman of the British Archaeological Awards trustees, Dr Mike
Heyworth MBE, said "The wide-ranging nominations for the 2010 British
Archaeological Awards demonstrate the high standard of work going on in
archaeology across the United Kingdom. There is huge public interest in
archaeology and increasing opportunities for everyone to get involved in
archaeological projects in their area. We congratulate all the nominated
projects and look forward to a lively ceremony in July when the winners
of the Awards will be announced."
The short list of nominations for the six Awards are as follows:
Best Archaeological Project:
Archaeology of Inchmarnock Research Project
Mellor Heritage Project 2007-9
The Tarbat Discovery Programme
Best Community Archaeology Project:
"Discover the Lost Bishop's Palace" - Wisbech Castle Community
Archaeology Project
Fin Cop - Solving a Derbyshire Mystery
Mellor Heritage Project 2007-9
Best Archaeological Book:
"Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age Cave Art of Creswell Crags" by Paul
Bahn & Paul Pettitt
"Europe's Lost World: the re-discovery of Doggerland" by Vince Gaffney,
Simon Fitch & David Smith
"The Rose and The Globe, playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside,
Southwark: Excavations 1988-1991" by Julian Bowsher & Pat Miller
Best Representation of Archaeology in the Media:
Tinderbox Productions for BBC Radio 4: In Pursuit of Treasure & The
Voices Who Dug Up The Past
Time Team Series 16, Episode 5: Blood, Sweat & Beers - Risehill, North
Yorks
The Thames Discovery Programme web site (www.thamesdiscovery.org)
Best Archaeological Innovation:
Integrated Archaeological Database (IADB: www.iadb.org.uk)
Lindow Man: a Bog Body Mystery Exhibition at the Manchester Museum
(April 2008-April 2009)
The Portable Antiquities Scheme web site (www.finds.org.uk)
Best Archaeological Discovery:
Late Bronze Age Copper and Tin Ingots from Moor Sand
Links of Noltland excavations - discovery of Orkney Venus figurines
The Staffordshire Hoard
ENDS
Notes for Editors
1 The British Archaeological Awards is an independent charity registered
in England and Wales (no 296919) with a membership of a wide range of
organisations and individuals which cover the full breadth of
archaeology across the United Kingdom. It is managed by a group of
elected trustees.
2 The full details of the 2010 British Archaeological Awards are
available on the BAA web site at http://www.britarch.ac.uk/awards.
3 The trustees of the British Archaeological Awards are grateful for the
support provided by a number of organisations, including the Robert Kiln
Trust, the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the British Museum.
4 The winners of the individual awards will be announced on the
afternoon of Monday 19th July at the British Museum.
5 Further details of the Awards are available from the BAA Chairman, Dr
Mike Heyworth MBE, via the Council for British Archaeology, St Mary's
House, 66 Bootham, York YO30 7BZ, tel 01904 671417, email
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6 Further details of the Awards ceremony on 19 July are available from
the BAA Administrator, Mrs Sarah Howell, via the Robert Kiln Trust, 15a
Bull Plain, Hertford SG14 1DX, tel 01992 554962, email
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