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Bloomberg London, Museum of London Archaeology

BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT 2014

The team has excavated seven metres of archaeology, removed 3,500 tonnes of soil and revealed some 10,000 finds covering the entire period of the Roman occupation of Britain, from the 40s AD to the early 5th century.

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Beatrice de Cardi

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2014

A discretionary award for Outstanding Achievement in Archaeology was presented by Council for British Archaeology President Dan Snow to legendary archaeologist Beatrice de Cardi

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Interpreting the English Village; landscape and community at Shapwick, Somerset

BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL BOOK 2014

An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village.

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The SCAPE Trust ShoreUPDATE: Sites at Risk Map web portal and app, The SCAPE Trust

BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL INNOVATION 2014

The ShoreUPDATE app allows you to locate, record and submit updated information about coastal archaeological sites recorded in Coastal Zone Assessment Surveys. There is also a facility to add new sites.

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New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, Lion Television and MediaLab for Channel 4

BEST PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2014

New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, Lion Television and MediaLab for Channel 4

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SCAPE Trust

BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT 2014

SCAPE is a charity that seeks to research, conserve and promote the archaeology of Scotland’s coast.

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BEATRICE DE CARDI

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The British Archaeological Awards are a showcase for the best in UK archaeology and a central event in the archaeological calendar. Established in 1976, they now encompass five awards celebrating every aspect of UK archaeology.

The purpose of the Awards is to advance public education in the study and practice of archaeology in all its aspects in the United Kingdom, and in particular by the granting of awards for excellence and/or initiative.

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BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT 2014 WINNER – Bloomberg London, Museum of London Archaeology

Bloomberg London, Museum of London Archaeology When MOLA archaeologists were…

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2014 – Beatrice de Cardi

Beatrice de Cardi A discretionary award for Outstanding Achievement in…

BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL BOOK 2014 – Interpreting the English Village; landscape and community at Shapwick, Somerset, Mick Aston & Chris Gerrard, Oxbow Books

Interpreting the English Village; landscape and community at Shapwick, Somerset,…

BEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL INNOVATION 2014 – ShoreUPDATE: Sites at Risk Map web portal and app, The SCAPE Trust

Sites at Risk Map web portal and app, The SCAPE…

BEST PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2014 – New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, Lion Television and MediaLab for Channel 4

New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, Lion Television and MediaLab…

BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT 2014 – SCAPE Trust

SCAPE Trust SCAPE is a charity that seeks to research,…

Nominations for the 2016 British Archaeological Awards are now open and will close on Monday 29 February 2016. The 2016 British Archaeological Awards will take place on Monday, 11 July 2016 at the British Museum to mark the start of the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology, a huge UK-wide celebration of archaeology with more than 1200 events, attended by more than 250,000 people.

Nominations will close on Monday 29 February 2016.