Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America

The Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement is awarded by the Archaeological Institute of America in "recognition of a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications, and/or teaching."

It is the Institute's highest award. First awarded in 1965, it has been awarded annually since 1969.^[1]

List of AIA Gold Medal winners

• 2016:Malcolm Bell III, University of Virginia^[2]
• 2015: Charles Brian Rose^[3]
• 2014: L. Hugh Sackett
• 2013: Jeremy B. Rutter^[4][5]
• 2012: Lawrence Richardson, jr.
• 2011: Susan Irene Rotroff^[6]
• 2010: John Humphrey^[7]
• 2009: Henry Tutwiler Wright^[8]
• 2008: James Wiseman^[9][10]
• 2007: Larissa Bonfante^[11]
• 2006: Maria C. Shaw and Joseph W. Shaw^[12][13]
• 2005: Lionel Casson^[14][15]
• 2004: David B. Stronach^[16]
• 2003: Philip Betancourt^[17][18]
• 2002: Robert McCormick Adams^[19]
• 2001: Emmett L. Bennett, Jr.^[20]
• 1999: Patty Jo Watson^[21][22]
• 1998: Anna Marguerite McCann^[23][24]
• 1997: Clemency Chase Coggins^[25][26]
• 1996: Wilhelmina F. Jashemski^[27][28]
• 1995: R. Ross Holloway^[29]
• 1994: Emeline Richardson^[30]
• 1993: Charles Kaufman Williams, II^[31]
• 1992: Evelyn Byrd Harrison^[32]
• 1991: Machteld J. Mellink^[33][34]
• 1990: John W. Hayes^[35]
• 1989: Virginia R. Grace^[36]
• 1988: Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway^[37] and John Desmond Clark^[38][39]
• 1987: Dorothy Burr Thompson^[40]
• 1986: George F. Bass^[41][42][43]
• 1985: Saul S. Weinberg and Gladys Davidson Weinberg^[44]
• 1984: Margaret Thompson^[45]
• 1983: James Bennet Pritchard^[46]
• 1982: Peter H. von Blanckenhagen
• 1981: William Andrew McDonald^[47]
• 1980: John Langdon Caskey^[48][49]
• 1979: Dows Dunham^[50][51]
• 1978: George M.A. Hanfmann^[52]
• 1977: Lucy Shoe Meritt^[53]
• 1976: Edith Porada^[54]
• 1975: Eugene Vanderpool^[55]
• 1974: Margarete Bieber^[56]
• 1973: Gordon R. Willey^[57]
• 1972: Homer A. Thompson^[58]
• 1971: Robert John Braidwood^[59]
• 1970: George E. Mylonas^[60]
• 1969: Oscar Theodore Broneer, Rhys Carpenter, and William B. Dinsmoor, Jr.
• 1968: Gisela M. A. Richter^[61]
• 1967: William Foxwell Albright^[62]
• 1966: Hetty Goldman^[63]
• 1965: Carl W. Blegen^[64]

See also

• Gold medal
• Gold medal awards
• List of prizes, medals and awards

References

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5. "Honoring a Treasure Hunter. Archaeologist Wins Praise From Peers" http://www.vnews.com/news/dartmouth/3544431-95/rutter-archaeology-greek-archaeologist
6. "Susan Rotroff—2011 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/susanrotroff%E2%80%942011goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
7. "John Humphrey— 2010 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johnhumphrey%E2%80%942010goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
8. "Henry T. Wright— 2009 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/henrytwright%E2%80%942009goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
9. "James Wiseman— 2008 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/jameswiseman%E2%80%942008goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
10. C. Brian Rose. "From the President: Science and Poetry." Archaeology 61.2 (March/April 2008) http://archive.archaeology.org/0803/etc/president.html
11. "Larissa Bonfante— 2007 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/larissabonfante%E2%80%942007goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
12. "Maria C. Shaw and Joseph W. Shaw— 2006 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/mariacshawandjosephwshaw%E2%80%942006goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
13. Philip P. Betancourt; Michael C. Nelson; Hector Williams (2007). Krinoi Kai Limenes: Studies in Honor of Joseph and Maria Shaw. INSTAP Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-931534-22-2.
14. "Lionel Casson— 2005 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/lionelcasson%E2%80%942005goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
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19. "Robert McCormick Adams— 2002 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/robertmccormickadams%E2%80%942002goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
20. "Emmett L. Bennett, Jr.— 2001 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/emmettlbennettjr%E2%80%942001goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
21. "Patty Jo Watson—1999 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/pattyjowatson%E2%80%941999goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
22. David H. Dye (1 January 2008). Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Essays in Honor of Patty Jo Watson. Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-57233-608-7.
23. "Anna Marguerite McCannEmmett L. Bennett, Jr.—1998 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/annamargueritemccannemmettlbennettjr%E2%80%941998goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
24. Anna Marguerite McCann; John Pollini (2005). Terra marique: studies in art history and marine archaeology in honor of Anna Marguerite McCann on the receipt of the gold medal of the Archaeological Institute of America. Oxbow Books. ISBN 978-1-84217-148-6.
25. "Clemency Chase Coggins— 1997 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/clemencychasecoggins%E2%80%941997goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
26. Kate Fitz Gibbon (2005). Who Owns the Past?: Cultural Policy, Cultural Property, and the Law. Rutgers University Press. pp. 348–. ISBN 978-0-8135-3687-3.
27. "Wilhelmina F. Jashemski— 1996 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/wilhelminafjashemski%E2%80%941996goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
28. Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski; Frederick G. Meyer (19 September 2002). The Natural History of Pompeii. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-521-80054-9.
29. "R. Ross Holloway— 1995 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/rrossholloway%E2%80%941995goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
30. "Emeline Richardson— 1994 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/emelinerichardson%E2%80%941994goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
31. "Charles Kaufman Williams, II— 1993 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/charleskaufmanwilliamsii%E2%80%941993goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
32. "Evelyn Byrd Harrison— 1992 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/evelynbyrdharrison%E2%80%941992goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
33. "Machteld J. Mellink— 1991 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/machteldjmellink%E2%80%941991goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
34. Patrick Yearly (January 2007). They Were Giants 2007. iUniverse. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-595-42813-7.
35. "John W. Hayes— 1990 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johnwhayes%E2%80%941990goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
36. "Virginia R. Grace— 1989 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/virginiargrace%E2%80%941989goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
37. "Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway— 1988 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/brunildesismondoridgway%E2%80%941988goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
38. "John Desmond Clark— 1988 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johndesmondclark%E2%80%941988goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
39. Office of the Home Secretary; National Academy of Sciences (7 November 2003). Biographical Memoirs. National Academies Press. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-309-08699-8.
40. "Dorothy Burr Thompson— 1987 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/dorothyburrthompson%E2%80%941987goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
41. "George F. Bass— 1986 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/georgefbass%E2%80%941986goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
42. Committee on Exploration of the Seas; National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Ocean Studies Board (14 February 2003). Exploration of the Seas:: Interim Report. National Academies Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-0-309-18265-2.
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47. William A. McDonald; Nancy C. Wilkie (1992). Excavations at Nichoria in Southwest Greece: Vol.: The Bronze Age Occupation. Vol. 2. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 529–. ISBN 978-0-8166-1935-1.
48. Gerald Cadogan (1986). The End of the Early Bronze Age in the Aegean. BRILL. pp. 2–. ISBN 90-04-07309-4.
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50. "Dows Dunham— 1979 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/dowsdunham%E2%80%941979goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement
51. de:Dows Dunham
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53. George Ernest Wright; Frank Moore Cross; Edward Fay Campbell; Floyd Vivian Filson (1976). The Biblical Archaeologist. Scholars Press.
54. Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie; Joy Dorothy Harvey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1041–. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7.
55. "Eugene Vanderpool, An Archeologist, 83" New York Times August 3, 1989, http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/03/obituaries/eugene-vanderpool-an-archeologist-83.html
56. Susan Ware (2004). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Harvard University Press. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-674-01488-6.
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58. J. Paul Getty Museum (1 January 1987). Papers on the Amasis Painter and His World: A Colloquium Sponsored by the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities and a Symposium Sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum. Getty Publications. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-89236-093-2.
59. Archaeology. Archaeological Institute of America. 1972.
60. Alan Kaiser (11 December 2014). Archaeology, Sexism, and Scandal: The Long-Suppressed Story of One Woman's Discoveries and the Man Who Stole Credit for Them. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3004-0.
61. Mark C. Carnes (15 September 2003). Invisible Giants: Fifty Americans Who Shaped the Nation But Missed the History Books. Oxford University Press. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-0-19-516883-9.
62. Office of the Home Secretary; National Academy of Sciences (20 November 2009). Biographical Memoirs:. National Academies Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-0-309-14560-2.
63. Joan N. Burstyn (1 October 1996). Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women. Syracuse University Press. pp. 303–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0418-1.
64. Lucy Shoe Meritt (1984). History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1939-1980. ASCSA. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-87661-942-1.

External links

• Gold Medal Awards Archaeological Institute of America web site