Professor Amy Bogaard awarded the prestigious Christiane and Jean Guilaine Prize 2025

The Board of Directors of the Christiane and Jean Guilaine Foundation, meeting on July 4, 2025, decided to award its 2025 Prize to Professor Amy Bogaard to crown all her work on agricultural practices and innovations in Europe and Western Asia, from the Neolithic to the time of the appearance of the first urban sites, as well as their economic and social implications.

The Christiane and Jean GUILAINE Foundation aims to promote a crucial period in the evolution of human societies: Protohistory. This term is understood in its broadest sense, from the emergence of the first agrarian societies to the appearance of elaborate social organizations (scriptures, cities, states) which mark the higher term. In the West, this period, which began with agricultural colonization, ended with the intrusion of Mediterranean cultures with the written word in the first millennium BC. The Foundation intends to focus its attention in particular on the Neolithic and Bronze Age of the Mediterranean and European spheres, but does not exclude experiments in other regions of the world.

The Committee noted that Prof Bogaard's research has made major contributions to the understanding of early agricultural practices in Europe and Western Asia. Her work has enriched our understanding of the beginnings of agriculture and its impact on ancient societies, highlighting the importance of agricultural practices in the development of social and economic structures. Read the full article on their website by clicking on this link here.