2009 Gene S. Stuart Award from the Society of American Archaeologists for a series of stories on the Indus civilization for Science Magazine. The award committee cited his “thoughtful, informative, understandable, and sensitive articles about archaeological research” written “with great clarity.”
About Gene S. Stuart Award
An award to honor outstanding efforts to enhance public understanding of archaeology, in memory of Gene S. Stuart (1930-1993), a writer and managing editor of National Geographic Society books. The award is given to the author of the most interesting and responsible original story or series about any archaeological topic published in a newspaper or magazine.