James Tuck (archaeologist)
- James Tuck (archaeologist)
Dr. James A. Tuck is an ONL archaeologist born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada who was awarded the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador for his work in archeology with Memorial University.
Tuck has worked tirelessly since the late 1980s, unearthing the Colony of Avalon located at Ferryland. To date the dig has found and catalogued over two million artifacts from the convert|4|acre|m2|sing=on site established by Lord Baltimore.
Awards
* 1982 elected to fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada,
* 2000 awarded the Manning Award for Excellence in the Public Preservation of Historic Places,
* 2003 awarded the Heritage Award by the Newfoundland Historical Society,
* 2003 the Henrietta Harvey Chair at Memorial University of Newfoundland and in
* 2004 awarded the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
ee also
*List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
* [http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/onl/recipients/2004/2004bio.html Biography from "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador"]
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