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.
List of AIA Gold Medal winners 2027: James C. Wright 2026: Nancy Thomson de Grummondhttps://www.archaeological.org/announcing-the-2026-aia-gold-medal-winner-nancy-thomson-de-grummond/ 2025: Andrea Berlin 2024: John McK. Camp 2023: Andrew F. Stewart 2022: Elizabeth Fentress 2021: Katherine M.D. Dunbabin 2020: Jack L. Davis, University of Cincinnati 2019: Curtis Runnels, Boston University 2018: Ian Hodder, Stanford University 2017: John R. Clarke, University of Texas at Austin 2016: Malcolm Bell III, University of Virginia 2015: Charles Brian Rose"BRIAN ROSE RECEIVES ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA’S GOLD MEDAL" Penn Arts & Sciences https://www.sas.upenn.edu/news/brian-rose-receives-archaeological-institute-america%E2%80%99s-gold-medal 2014: L. Hugh Sackett 2013: Jeremy B. Rutter"Honoring a Treasure Hunter. Archaeologist Wins Praise From Peers" 2012: Lawrence Richardson Jr. 2011: Susan Irene Rotroff"Susan Rotroff—2011 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/susanrotroff%E2%80%942011goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2010: John Humphrey"John Humphrey— 2010 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johnhumphrey%E2%80%942010goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2009: Henry Tutwiler Wright"Henry T. Wright— 2009 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/henrytwright%E2%80%942009goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2008: James Wiseman"James Wiseman— 2008 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/jameswiseman%E2%80%942008goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2007: Larissa Bonfante"Larissa Bonfante— 2007 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/larissabonfante%E2%80%942007goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2006: Maria C. Shaw and Joseph W. Shaw"Maria C. Shaw and Joseph W. Shaw— 2006 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/mariacshawandjosephwshaw%E2%80%942006goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2005: Lionel Casson"Lionel Casson— 2005 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/lionelcasson%E2%80%942005goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2004: David B. Stronach"David B. Stronach— 2004 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/davidbstronach%E2%80%942004goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2003: Philip Betancourt"Philip P. Betancourt—2003 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/philippbetancourt%E2%80%942003goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2002: Robert McCormick Adams"Robert McCormick Adams— 2002 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/robertmccormickadams%E2%80%942002goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 2001: Emmett L. Bennett Jr."Emmett L. Bennett Jr.— 2001 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/emmettlbennettjr%E2%80%942001goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1999: Patty Jo Watson"Patty Jo Watson—1999 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/pattyjowatson%E2%80%941999goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1998: Anna Marguerite McCann"Anna Marguerite McCann—1998 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/annamargueritemccannemmettlbennettjr%E2%80%941998goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1997: Clemency Chase Coggins "Clemency Chase Coggins— 1997 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/clemencychasecoggins%E2%80%941997goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1996: Wilhelmina F. Jashemski"Wilhelmina F. Jashemski— 1996 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/wilhelminafjashemski%E2%80%941996goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1995: R. Ross Holloway"R. Ross Holloway— 1995 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/rrossholloway%E2%80%941995goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1994: Emeline Richardson"Emeline Richardson— 1994 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/emelinerichardson%E2%80%941994goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1993: Charles Kaufman Williams, II "Charles Kaufman Williams, II— 1993 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/charleskaufmanwilliamsii%E2%80%941993goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1992: Evelyn Byrd Harrison"Evelyn Byrd Harrison— 1992 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/evelynbyrdharrison%E2%80%941992goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1991: Machteld J. Mellink"Machteld J. Mellink— 1991 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/machteldjmellink%E2%80%941991goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1990: John W. Hayes"John W. Hayes— 1990 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johnwhayes%E2%80%941990goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1989: Virginia R. Grace"Virginia R. Grace— 1989 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/virginiargrace%E2%80%941989goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1988: Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway"Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway— 1988 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/brunildesismondoridgway%E2%80%941988goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement and John Desmond Clark"John Desmond Clark— 1988 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/johndesmondclark%E2%80%941988goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1987: Dorothy Burr Thompson"Dorothy Burr Thompson— 1987 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/dorothyburrthompson%E2%80%941987goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1986: George F. Bass"George F. Bass— 1986 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement" http://www.archaeological.org/georgefbass%E2%80%941986goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement 1985: Saul S. Weinberg and Gladys Davidson Weinberg 1984: Margaret Thompson 1983: James Bennet Pritchard 1982: Peter H. von Blanckenhagen 1981: William Andrew McDonald 1980: John Langdon Caskey 1979: Dows Dunham 1978: George M.A. Hanfmann 1977: Lucy Shoe Meritt 1976: Edith Porada 1975: Eugene Vanderpool 1974: Margarete Bieber 1973: Gordon R. Willey 1972: Homer A. Thompson 1971: Robert John Braidwood 1970: George E. Mylonas 1969: Oscar Theodore Broneer, Rhys Carpenter, and William B. Dinsmoor Sr. 1968: Gisela M. A. Richter 1967: William Foxwell Albright 1966: Hetty Goldman 1965: Carl W. Blegen
See also Gold medal Gold medal awards List of history awards List of archaeology awards
References
External links Gold Medal Awards Archaeological Institute of America web site