The J. C. Harrington Award was established in 1981 (44 years ago) (1981) by the Society for Historical Archaeology and is named in honor of J. C. Harrington (1901–1998), a pioneer founder of historical archaeology in North America.
The award is presented for a "life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship".
The award is an inscribed medal.
No more than one Harrington Award is presented each year.
[1] Source: Society for Historical Archeology * awarded posthumously