Posted On: 01/07/2022

The ACUA is excited to announce the winning entries in the Philadelphia 2022 Photo and Video Competition. The entries were all terrific, so the competition was stiff. The winners are: Category A: Color Archaeological Site First: The Norma Shipwreck – Jiayuan Liang Second: At the Office – Jason Boroughs Third: 50 Feet Above the Nathan Harrison Site – Seth Mallios People's Choice: The Norma Shipwreck – Jiayuan Liang Category B: Color Archaeological Field Work in Progress First: Ritual Chicken Burial and Excavation Tools – Katherine Sims Second: Excavation at Glenthorn National Park – Jiayuan Liang Third: Keep This Under Your Hats – Kelly Arford-Horne People's Choice: Ritual Chicken Burial and Excavation Tools - Katherine Sims Category C: Color Archaeological Lab Work in Progress First: Sometimes Help is Too Much Help – Emily Jane Murray Second: Archaeological Pride in an Embarrassment of Riches – Seth Mallios Third: n/a People's Choice: Sometimes Help is Too Much Help – Emily Jane Murray Category D: Color Artifact First: Commemoration – Jason Boroughs Second: San Augustin Polychrome Sherd – Katherine Sims Third: JD Marshall Nature Preserve Deck Hoist – Sara Muckerheide People's Choice: Commemoration – Jason Boroughs Category E: Black & White Image First: Remnants of a Bell-P39 Airacobra Wrecked in Lake Huron 1944 – Hunter Whitehead Second: Tiny Bottle – John Cardinal Third: n/a People's Choice: Remnants of a Bell-P39 – Hunter Whitehead Category F: Color Archaeological Portrait First: Jacqueline Cheung and Illustration of Rock Feature – Chelsea Rose Second: Don’t Lick the Science: Portrait of a Lab Analyst – Katherine Sims Third: Shipwreck Identification in a Pandemic – Nicole Grinnan People's Choice: Jacqueline Cheung and Illustration of Rock Feature – Chelsea Rose Category G: Diversity – NO ENTRIES Category H: Artist's Perspective (Illustration) First: St Joseph’s Medal – Katherine Sims Second: Puebla Polychrome Replica Painting – Emily Dietrich Third: Cross Section of Castle Island Oyster Kiln – Michaela Hoots People's Choice: St Joseph’s Medal – Katherine Sims Category I: Archaeological Video First: A Phenomenal Discovery – Michael Thomin Second: Bird’s Eye View of Bulow Plantation – Emily Jane Murray Third: Chena Through Time – Aoki Miho People's Choice: A Phenomenal Discovery – Michael Thomin Winners will receive their recognition ribbon in the mail and a free Duck in the Sort-of-Annual Noble Duck Race to be held after the conference. All the proceeds support students attending the conference. Buy your duck before they swim away! A huge thank you to everyone who entered. Your photos and videos continue to inspire and cheer us all.