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 six Awards, covering every aspect of UK archaeology.
For a programme of research advancing the knowledge and practice of archaeology in the UK
Judges were looking for evidence of the following:
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Contribution to knowledge of the past in the UK by archaeological means
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Strong research focus
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Commitment to high archaeological standards and ethics as, for example, set out by the Institute for Archaeologists in its various public documents (http://www.archaeologists.net/codes/ifa)
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Approaches designed to promote public education and benefit
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Demonstrated effective dissemination and presentation, including commitment to publication and archiving
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Innovation and originality of approach, methodology and/or presentation
Winner: Must Farm Palaeochannel Excavations 2011, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire – Cambridge Archaeological Unit, University of Cambridge
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