German archeology award
The German Archeology Prize has been awarded by the German Society for Prehistory and Early History (DGUF) since 1999.
In the background is a reserve set up by the association in 1995 , from whose income the award is usually endowed every three years. It was set up by the DGUF to promote research on prehistoric times. The award recognizes outstanding achievements
- communicating archaeological facts to the public,
- archaeological research in Central Europe and
- the development and expansion of important methods for archeology and its neighboring disciplines.
Prize winners can be proposed by any member of the society. The DGUF advisory board acts as the jury for the award.
Award winners
- 1999: Irwin Scollar and Irmela Herzog
- 2002: Association " Young Archaeologists of the Altmark "
- 2005: “Archaeobotanical Working Group North Rhine-Westphalia”: Ingrid Cloß, Arie J. Kalis, Jutta Meurers-Balke , Ursula Tegtmeier and Ralf Urz
- 2009: Neandertal Museum , Mettmann
- 2011: Harm Paulsen , experimental archaeologist, and special award for the German Archeology Award to: Rainer Fromm , Michael Strompen and Kristian Lüders from the Second German Television (ZDF) for their documentary »Bloody Treasures. The antique trade and terror ”(first broadcast February 23, 2011).
- 2019 Maria Effinger and Katrin Bemmann ( FID Propylaeum, Heidelberg University Library ), "for their contribution to the introduction and expansion of a modern, open publication system in German-speaking archeology."
Web links
- www.dguf.de - German Archeology Prize of the German Society for Pre- and Early History eV