The Grahame Clark Medal is awarded by the British Academy every two years "for academic achievement involving recent contributions to the study of prehistoric archaeology". It was endowed in 1992 by

Sir Grahame Clark Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark (28 July 1907 – 12 September 1995), who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics. He spent most of his career working at ...

, an eminent prehistorian and archaeologist, and first awarded in 1993.

List of recipients

Source
British Academy
* 1993: Stuart Piggott * 1995:

John Coles John Coles may refer to: * John David Coles, film and television director * John Coles (historian) (1930–2020), British archaeologist * John Coles (diplomat) (born 1937), former British High Commissioner to Australia *John Coles (businessman) (18 ...

* 1997: J. D. Clark * 1999:

D. J. Mulvaney Derek John Mulvaney (26 October 1925 – 21 September 2016), known as John Mulvaney and D. J. Mulvaney, was an Australian archaeologist. He was the first qualified archaeologist to focus his work on Australia. Life Mulvaney was born in Ya ...

* 2002:

John Wymer John James Wymer, (5 March 1928 – 10 February 2006) was a British archaeologist and one of the leading experts on the Palaeolithic period. Biography Born near Kew Gardens in Surrey, Wymer was introduced to archaeology by his parents who would ...

* 2004:

Barrington W. Cunliffe Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, (born 10 December 1939), known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeri ...

* 2006: Geoffrey J. Wainwright * 2008:

Paul Mellars Sir Paul Anthony Mellars (29 October 1939 – 7 May 2022) was a British archaeologist and professor of prehistory and human evolution at the University of Cambridge. Early life and academic career Paul Mellars was born in 1939 in the village ...

* 2010: Richard Bradley * 2012: Charles Higham * 2014:

Joan Oates Joan Louise Oates, FBA (''née'' Lines; born 6 May 1928) is an American archaeologist and academic, specialising in the Ancient Near East. From 1971 to 1995, she was a fellow and tutor of Girton College, Cambridge and a lecturer at the University ...

, "to recognise her reputation as one of the leading authorities on Mesopotamian prehistory as well as her fundamental contributions to our understanding of ancient Near Eastern Civilisation." * 2016: Kristian Kristiansen, "for his contribution to the study of the European Bronze Age, and the management, protection and interpretation of archaeological heritage." *2018:

Alison Sheridan Alison Sheridan is a British archaeologist and was Principal Curator of Early Prehistory at National Museums Scotland, where she worked from 1987 to 2019. She specialises in the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland ...

, "for her outstanding research and wide-ranging contribution to the study of early prehistory." * 2020:

Frances Healy Frances Healy (born 24 August 1970) is an Irish actress, comedian, radio personality, TV presenter and voice-over artist. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1999. Theatre performances include ''The First Cosmonaut'' with Blue Raincoa ...

References

{{Grahame Clark Medal British awards Academic awards Archaeology awards Awards established in 1992

List of recipients

See also

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