Zeus Award 2024

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐎 𝐙𝐄𝐔𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗮 - 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘁à 𝗱𝗶 𝗨𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼
It was held Wednesday, August 28, starting at 20:30, in the picturesque Piazza Duomo in the historic center of Ugento (LE) the award ceremony of the Zeus Prize - International Prize for Archaeology of the City of Ugento.
In an evening dedicated to art and music, the internationally renowned event was held, dedicated to world-renowned archaeologists, young researchers, experts in valorization and promotion, as well as specialists in restoration and popularizers.
The names of this year's honorees saw the Director of the Museum of Roman Ships in Nemi, Daniela De Angelis, receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards went to personalities identified by the Scientific Committee composed of Serena Strafella, superintendent of the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio of Brindisi and Lecce, the regional director of the DRM (Direzione Regionale Musei) Puglia, Francesco Longobardi, Stella Falzone, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Maurizio Bisanti, of the Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto (Archaeology Area), Umberto Croppi director of Federculture, and Giovanni Mastronuzzi, director of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Salento.
These are the reasons expressed by the Scientific Committee.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dr. Daniela De Angelis

We are pleased to honor Dr. Daniela De Angelis, an exceptionally talented and dedicated professional in the field of archaeology, who has been able to combine academic expertise and practical commitment with
extraordinary results. Her participation in numerous excavations in Italy, her contribution in various museum layouts and exhibitions, her various monographic publications and articles in specialized journals
have enriched the scientific debate. His expertise in computerized cataloguing and in
digital technologies applied to archaeology have been an added value to the field,
contributing to the innovation and modernization of archaeological practices.
In addition, since 2018, his directorship of the UNESCO Site of Cerveteri and Tarquinia and the Museum of the Ships
Romans of Nemi has further consolidated his commitment to preserving and enhancing the wonders of Italy's archaeological heritage.
For all these reasons, we are proud to recognize and reward his career and extraordinary achievements aimed at promoting the culture and history of our country.

These awards

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗔
To Professor 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 - 𝗟𝘂𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘆 and Dr. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗗𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀, honored by Regional Council President Loredana Capone;
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜 𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜 for the category "Promoter of the protection of the historical - archaeological heritage".
To Professor 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗡𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗼 awarded by Mr. Sirio Nicolazzo, son of Sofia Codacci Pisanelli;
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗔 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔 𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗟'𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗢
Drs. 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶 awarded by Professor Giovanni Mastronuzzi of the Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento;
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗔
Director Dr. 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮 awarded by Dr. Antonella Pansini, archaeological officer of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti, e Paesaggio for the provinces of Brindisi and Lecce;
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗢 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗢
Professor 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗹𝗶 awarded by Dr. Giuseppe Scardozzi, research executive of the CNR institute of cultural heritage sciences in Lecce;
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗟'𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗢
Prof. 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 awarded by Don Rocco Frisullo;

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗔/𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗢
Dr. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗶 awarded by the Cultural Councillor of the City of Ugento Chiara Congedi;

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗘 - "𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁à 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮"
Drs. 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗮 (not present) 𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶 awarded by Deputy Mayor of the City of Ugento Massimo Lecci;

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗘 - 𝗚𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲
For Dr. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶, an award collected by Dr. Savino Gallo, who was honored by Taranto Archaeological Museum director Stella Falzone.