Viking Fund Medal
The Viking Fund Medal is an annual award given out by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research for distinguishing research or publication in the field of Anthropology.[1][2][3] From 1946 to 1961, nominees were selected by their respective societies; The American Anthropological Association, Society for American Archaeology, and American Association of Physical Anthropologists. In 1961 the selection procedures was modified for international nominees selection; To increase the amount of qualified applicants. Before the 1961 modification, a nominee from three fields of Anthropology were selected; General Anthropology, Archaeology, and Physical Anthropology. After 1961 the Viking Fund Medal has no longer been awarded annually, with many years between awards.[4]
| Year | General Anthropology | Archaeology | Physical Anthropology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Alfred Kroeber | Alfred Kidder | Franz Weidenreich |
| 1947 | Robert Lowie | John Brew | Earnest Hooton |
| 1948 | John Swanton | Alex Krieger | Adolph Schultz |
| 1949 | George Murdock | Hallam Movius | William Gregory |
| 1950 | Clyde Kluckhohn | Emil Haury | Wilton Krogman |
| 1951 | Ralph Linton | Frank Roberts | Carleton Coon |
| 1952 | Julian Steward | Alfonso Caso | William Straus |
| 1953 | Melville Herskovits | Gordon Willey | T. Dale Stewart |
| 1954 | Robert Redfield | Wm. Duncan Strong | William Howells |
| 1955 | A.I. Hallowell | J. Eric Thompson | W.E. LeGros Clark |
| 1956 | Fred Eggan | Junius Bird | Mildred Trotter |
| 1957 | Margaret Mead | James Griffin | Raymond Dart |
| 1958 | Raymond Firth | Jesse D. Jennings | Henri Vallois |
| 1959 | Leslie White | Irving Rouse | William Greulich |
| 1960 | Leslie Spier | Theodore Lothrop Stoddard | Sherwood Washburn |
| Year | Recipients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | E.E. Evans-Pritchard | Robert Heine-Geldern | Louis S.B. Leakey | Sol Tax |
| 1966 | Claude Levi-Strauss | |||
| 1972 | Grahame Clark[5] | |||
| 2003 | Marilyn Strathern | |||
| 2004 | Jane H. Hill[2] | |||
| 2005 | George Armelagos | |||
References
- ↑ "Viking Fund Medal". wennergren.org. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Hawood, Lori (May 20, 2004). "Anthropologist Receives Prestigious Viking Fund Medal". uanews.org. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ↑ Wood, Bernard (2013). "22 V.". Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Human Evolution. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 1-4443-4247-9.
- ↑ "RESEARCH GROUP IN ARCHEOMETRY FORMED AT UTAH". Anthropology News. 13 (6): 6–6. 1972. ISSN 1541-6151. doi:10.1111/an.1972.13.6.6.3.