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LLOYD COTSEN PRIZE FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY

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The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology of the University of California, Los Angeles announces the Inaugural Triennial International Competition for the Lloyd Cotsen Prize for Lifetime Achievement in World Archaeology

Lloyd Cotsen

Established by Mr. Lloyd Cotsen as a permanent endowment at UCLA, this prize will be awarded every three years to an active senior archaeologist for lifetime achievement in archaeological research and mentorship. The prize includes an unrestricted cash award of US $40,000 to the senior laureate and US $10,000 to one of his or her former Ph.D. students who is currently engaged in full-time research and teaching in archaeology. Submission Deadline: Midnight PST, January 31, 2013

For more information please visit http://cotsenprize.org/

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