Welcome to the 2026 Photo Contest and People’s Choice Award Competition!
We invite all SHA members to participate, not just conference attendees! Browse each of the images and select one from each category as your favorite.
We have 16 amazing photographs and 3 excellent videos.
Scroll down to see them all. There are multiple pages so don’t miss any of the entries.
The People’s Choice Award and all of the contest winners will be announced during the conference.
Voting runs through Thursday, 5 pm CST January 8
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Category A: Color Archaeological Site
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Category B: Color Archaeological Field Work
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Category C: Color Archaeological Lab Work in Progress
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Category D: Color Artifact
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Category E: Black & White Image
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Continue to next page – Category F Archaeological Portrait, Category G Diversity, Category H Artist Perspective, Category I Archaeology in 3 Minutes Video, Category J 60 Seconds or Less Video