AIA News

November 22, 2024

Announcing the AIA’s 2025 Award Winners


The Archaeological Institute of America would like to congratulate the following individuals, projects, and publications for their excellent work. They will be formally recognized at the AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM (EST) at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. All are welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony.

AIA-«Telestes» Award for Material Culture Research in Ancient Music and Dance – Dr. Alexandre Pinto (l’université Paris 1Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports – Archaeological Investigations in a Northern Albania Province: Results of the Projekti Arkeologjik I Shkodrës (PASH) Edited by Dr. Michael Galaty (University of Michigan) & Dr. Lorenc Bejko (University of Tirana)

Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology – International Digital Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA); to be accepted by: Dr. Anne Hunnell Chen

Conservation and Heritage Management Award  – Dr. Abidemi Babatunde Babalola (British Museum)

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award – Prof. Robert Stephan (University of Arizona)

Felicia A. Holton Book Award – Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World By Dr. Bob Brier

Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement – Dr. Andrea Berlin (Boston University)

Graduate Student Paper Award (2024 Annual Meeting – First Prize) –Ms. Abigail Bradford (University of Virginia), “Musical Instruments from the South Stoa at Corinth: Type, Function, and Chronology.”

Graduate Student Paper Award (2024 Annual Meeting – First Prize) – Mr. John Sigmier (University of Pennsylvania), “Local Expertise and Architectural Innovation in the Earth-Built Theaters of Roman Gaul.” 

James R. Wiseman Book Award –  In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece by Dr. Jessica Lamont (Yale University)

Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award – Dr. Jodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Outstanding Public Service Award – FBI Art Crime Team, Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh, and Dr. Cusack-McVeigh’s students

Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology – Dr. Christine Hastorf (University of California, Berkeley)

Our warmest congratulations to all!

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