Charles Wellbeloved Award

This award is made annually by the Society. It is given to the final year undergraduate in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York who, in the University’s view, has submitted the best dissertation on an archaeological subject during the year.

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The 2023 prize was awarded jointly to:

Andrew Hill

for his dissertation on “Landscape Dominance in Archaeology and the Historic Environment”.

and

Jacob Laughton

For his dissertation on “Ships of the Desert. Reconstructing Camel Husbandry Regimes in Southwest Asia Using Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis”.

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The 2022 prize was awarded jointly to:

Kira Crabtree for her dissertation:  “Assessing niche expansion in Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis through the re-analysis of palaeodietary evidence”.

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Megan Wells for her dissertation “Skeletons in the Closet: the ethics of bioarchaeological research on human remains in England”

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The 2021 prize was awarded to

Eleanor Williams for her dissertation on “If in doubt, run away: the application of ethnographic case studies in European Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in order to determine potential responses to disasters”.

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The 2020 prize of £200 was awarded to
Yannick Signer for his undergraduate dissertation, “Agricultural change in early medieval Yorkshire: a landscape approach”.
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2020. Abstract

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The 2019 prize of £200 was awarded to Hannah Andrews for her undergraduate dissertation “Searching for symbolism: a re-examination of the Neanderthal burial record”
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2019. Abstract

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In 2018, there were 2 winners, each awarded £200 (part University funded):
Elizabeth Hicks for her undergraduate dissertation “The gendered household: making space for women in the study of Islamic archaeology in Quatar”

Evy Rousham  for her undergraduate dissertation “Frailty and periosteal reactions: a study of periosteal lesion activity and dental enamel hypoplastia trends at St James’ Abbey, Northampton”
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2018. Joint winners’ abstracts

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The 2017 prize of £200 was awarded to Kevin Claxton for his undergraduate dissertation entitled “The archaeology of an English Civil War battlefield: what can the analysis of small finds contribute to the understanding of the Battle of Cheriton?”
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2017. Abstract

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The 2016 prize was awarded to Stuart Henderson for his undergraduate dissertation entitled ‘A revolution in sheep’s clothing: a review of the changes in sheep farming and management techniques in eighteenth and nineteenth century England’.
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2016. Abstract

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The 2015 prize was awarded to Blessing Chidimuro for her dissertation, which received the highest mark in her cohort: “Assessing the effectiveness of using bone apatite in palaeodietary reconstructions: Bone mineral stable isotope analysis of individuals from England, Spain and Italy”.
Charles Wellbeloved prize 2015. Abstract

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The 2014 prize was awarded to Alexandra Martin-Geary for her undergraduate dissertation entitled “Bone of Contention, ‘Treponema Pallidum’: a literature and analysis.”
Charles Wellbeloved Prize 2014. Abstract

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The 2013 prize of £200 was awarded jointly:
To Bridy Parsons for her dissertation “Britain’s use of horses during World War One: To what extent can we use the evidence available to determine the impact of remount mobilisation upon Britain?”

And to Flo Laino for her dissertation “Gifting and intimate personal relationships in Viking Age Scandinavian society c800-1100 AD.”

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The 2012 prize was awarded to Callum Reilly  for his dissertation  “Identity and commemoration in a Cornish churchyard”

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The 2011 award of £100 went to Andrew Marriott for “The origins of St Mary’s Church, Colton Bassett“.

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The 2010 award of £100 went to James Fish for “Pre-Columbian contacts between Polynesia and the Americas“.