The awards celebrate the projects and publications that made the pages of the magazine over the past 12 months, and the people judged to have made outstanding contributions to archaeology.
These awards are voted for entirely by the public – there are no panels of judges – so we encouraged you to get involved and choose the projects, publications, and people you wanted to win.
For more information on the nominees in each category, click on the links below:
Archaeologist of the Year 2026
Research Project of the Year 2026
Rescue Project of the Year 2026
Book of the Year 2026
Voting for the 2026 Awards has now ended – see the winners here
The winners of this year’s Current Archaeology Awards were announced on Saturday 28 February 2026 as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026.
