Promoting young talent

Students and young researchers are the archaeologists of tomorrow. It is a core concern of Swiss Archaeology to support these young scientists and to involve them in the Society’s activities. Swiss Archaeology has created various instruments for this purpose.

 

Student member on the SA Board

In 2020, Swiss Archaeology anchored the representation of a student on the Board of Swiss Archaeology in the association’s statutes.

Prix Archéologie Suisse

Since 2020, Swiss Archaeology has awarded the Prix Archéologie Suisse every two years to a student who has made a special contribution to the field of archaeology. The prize comes with a prize money of CHF 1500 and the opportunity to publish in an SA print or online medium.

Call for entries Prix AS 2022

Prix AS 2023

Lara Wetzel (Universität Zürich), Masterarbeit «Das Pferd und seine Eisen – Hufbeschläge im Raum der heutigen Schweiz: Entwicklung, Typologie und Sonderformen»

Der Prix AS 2023 wurde an der Generalversammlung von AS am 16. Juni 2023 in Schaffhausen verliehen.

Prix AS 2020

Camille Linder (Université Neuchâtel), master’s thesis «Les collections archéologiques du Canton du Jura : Historique et reflexions sur leur valorisation»

The Prix AS 2020 was awarded at the SA General Assembly on 19 June 2021 in Olten.

Annual memberships EAA

The Annual Meetings of the European Association of Archaeologists EAA are the largest European congresses in the field of archaeology. Membership of the EAA is required in order to register to attend the congresses.

As a Corporate Member of the EAA, SA benefits from several annual memberships. SA promotes young researchers in Switzerland by awarding three of these memberships to speakers at the Annual Meeting. The call is addressed to young researchers whose participation in the congress is not covered by the institution or the project. Announcements will be published here in January.

Call for applications for annual memberships European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) 2022

for participation in the EAA 28th Annual Meeting “[RE]INTEGRATION” Budapest 31 August – 3 September 2022 for young researchers at Swiss universities who are registered as speakers.

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