Ceram Prize
Encyclopedia
The Ceram Prize is a prize for non-fiction
books in archaeology
issued by Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
. It is named for C. W. Ceram
, famous for his popularization
of archaeology.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
issued by Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
The Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, or LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, is a museum in Bonn, Germany, run by the Rhineland Landscape Association. It is one of the oldest museums in the country. In 2003 it completed an extensive renovation...
. It is named for C. W. Ceram
C. W. Ceram
C. W. Ceram was the pseudonym of German journalist and author Kurt Wilhelm Marek, known for his popular works about archaeology. He chose to write under a pseudonym to distance himself from his earlier work as a propagandist for the Third Reich.Ceram was born in Berlin. During World War II, he...
, famous for his popularization
Popular science
Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad-ranging, often written by scientists as well as journalists, and is presented in many...
of archaeology.
Recipients
The prize has been awarded in irregular intervals.- 1974 - Rudolf Pörtner
- 1980 - Lübbe-Verlag for Neue Entdeckungen der Archäologie
- 1992 - Wolfgang Wurster for Die Schatz-Gräber. Archäologische Expeditionen durch die Hochkulturen Südamerikas, Hamburg 1991 ISBN 3-570-01000-7
- 1998 - Marcus JunkelmannMarcus JunkelmannMarcus Junkelmann is a German historian and experimental archeologist.-Life and work:1971 Junkelmann started to study history at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and in 1979 he received a PhD for a thesis on the military achievements of Maximilian II...
for Panis militaris. Die Ernährung des römischen Soldaten oder der Grundstoff der Macht, Mainz 1997 ("Kulturgeschichte der antiken Welt", vol. 75) ISBN 3-8053-2332-8 - 2002 - Franco Falchetti and Antonella Romualdi for Die Etrusker, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001 ISBN 3806216304