David Gill awarded the 2012 AIA Outstanding Public Service Award

It's not strictly Pompeii-related, but I want to spread the news that David Gill, one of my colleagues at Swansea, will be the 2012 recipient of the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) Outstanding Public Service Award. The award recognises David's "ongoing efforts to educate both professional archaeologists and the public at large on the threats posed by the international antiquities trade".

Anyone who doesn't yet follow David's blog, Looting Matters, really should!