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The following entries cover events related to the study of archaeology which occurred in the listed year. Further information: List of archaeological excavations by date 1600s - 1700s - 1800s - 1900s - 2000s
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of significant archaeological expeditions by date, which include first excavations at important sites, or ...
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. [1] An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be conducted over a few weeks to several years. Excavation involves the recovery of several types of data ...
Archaeological excavation carried out in the trenches at Dhaba in the upper Son river valley found stone tools and other evidences of human occupation in this area 80,000 years back. [18] Asia, East Asia: China, PRC: 80: Fuyan Cave: Teeth were found under rock over which 80,000 years old stalagmites had grown. [19] Africa, North Africa: Libya ...
2 Excavations. 3 Finds. 4 Publications. 5 Miscellaneous. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... List of years in archaeology
Cape Gelidonya shipwreck excavation, by Peter Throckmorton, George F. Bass and Frédéric Dumas, begins. August: Excavations at Castle Tower, Penmaen, in Wales begin, led by Leslie Alcock of University College Cardiff. Further small-scale work is undertaken at the site the following year and the results published in 1966. [2]
Excavations at Tell el-'Oueili in Iraq are begun under the direction of Jean-Louis Huot (continue until 1989). Excavations in the Karakum Desert by Viktor Sarianidi uncover the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex. Excavations at Mezhirich, Ukraine, resume, by N. L. Korniets and M. I. Gladkih (continue to 1981).
Edgar Lee Hewett begins a 4-year project at Quiriguá. Antonios Keramopoulos excavates the temple of Apollo in Thebes, Greece. [1] St Piran's Oratory, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England. Coldrum Long Barrow in southeast England. Jesús Carballo begins the first excavations at the archaeological site of Atapuerca in northern Spain.