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• Rescue Project of the Year 2026 – Nominees

  02-12-2025 19:49 via archaeology.co.uk
  Rescue archaeology is carried out in areas threatened by human or natural agency. We’ve collated some of the best rescue projects that have been highlighted in Current Archaeology over the past year. Below are the nominees for Rescue Project of the Year.Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will be announced on 28 February 2026 as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. Click here to find out more about the event.Under the i
  
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• Research Project of the Year 2026 – Nominees

  02-12-2025 18:57 via archaeology.co.uk
  This has been another exceptional year for archaeological research. The following are some of the most exciting projects to have featured in CA over the last 12 months – the nominees for Research Project of the Year.Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will be announced on 28 February 2026 as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. Click here to find out more about the event.
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• Book of the Year 2026 – Nominees

  02-12-2025 16:27 via archaeology.co.uk
  Below are some of the publications we feel most deserve to be recognised for their contribution to the field – the nominees for the Book of the Year award.Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will be announced on 28 February 2026 as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. Click here to find out more about the event.Click here for links to all the other categories.Sponsor of Book of the Year 2026
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• Archaeologist of the Year 2026 – Nominees

  02-12-2025 15:14 via archaeology.co.uk
  Below are the three individuals nominated for 2026’s ‘Archaeologist of the Year’, whose achievements reflect the diverse work taking place within our field.Voting is now open, and all the winners of the Current Archaeology Awards will be announced on 28th February 2026 as part of Current Archaeology Live! 2026. Click here to find out more about the event.Find out more about the awards here.
  Sponsor of Archaeologist of the Year 2026Dr Jane Kershaw
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• Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments

  02-12-2025 06:00
  Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcherAs a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in the southern Spanish region of Almería had blown to warn their fellow villagers of rising rivers and approaching flood waters.The hours he spent getting that “characteristically potent sound out of it” paid off
  
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