The Don Hanson Prize winner is Liz Carter, University of Glasgow, for her paper - Prosthetic Materials for Prosthetic Memories: ’Inauthentic’ Objects of WW2 Memory in Local British Museums in the session "Invisible threads - relational theories and the immaterial"
Congratulations Liz!
The runners up are:
Max Jacobs (Phenomenology of Engagement: Walking and Storytelling as modes of Engaging and Teaching within our Landscapes)
Lizzie Lovejoy (Fossil flash fiction)
(you can find Lizzie on Instagram at @lizzie_lovejoy_illustration and Bluesky at @lizzielovejoy.bsky.social)
Lizzie has written a poem for the event:
TAG - Group Self-Portrait Poem
We are…
Here.
We are quite stupid, but curious
We are disillusioned and anxious
But we are many
We can…
Find ourselves.
We can listen, observe and speak.
We can think.
We can come together.
We can change and adapt and help and remember.
We will…
Learn and theorise.
Prevaricate.
We will act.
We will take some rest (especially after a three day conference).
We will join together
And drink.
We will hold space.
We will return.
The UoY Department of Archaeology, TAG Organising Committee and the National TAG Committee are pleased to announce that there will be two prizes this year.
Don Henson Prize for Best Debut Paper.
For delivering a first paper at a national/international conference. Aimed at supporting students/early career researchers. If you indicated this is your first presentation when registering, you will be automatically considered for the prize.
Criteria:
Engaging content that relates to TAG: A paper about archaeological theory or one that uses a strong theoretical framework to present new interpretations. A wide diversity of themes are accepted, including but not limited to any time period, public archaeology and heritage issues.
Delivered well
First national or international paper
The prize:
TAG registration, plus UK travel and accommodation (up to £200) for the following year’s TAG (2026).
The winner will be announced via social media and the Antiquity website during the conference this year, and will be formally announced and awarded the following year at the next TAG Plenary Session.
2024 Winner: Heather Ford, University of Glasgow
Outstanding contribution to archaeological theory
This prize recognises the contribution of an individual or groups to advancing archaeological theory and its place in disciplinary discourse.
To be announced at the Keynotes on 15th December.
