1944 in archaeology
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The year 1944 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
- Canterbury Excavations began.
- "Caesar's Camp" (pre-Roman) site at location of London Heathrow Airport.
Publications
- Paul Jacobsthal's Early Celtic Art published in Oxford.
Events
- 31 May: Nemi ships destroyed by fire.
- The Council for British Archaeology is formed.
- Mortimer Wheeler is appointed Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Births
- 1 March - Dai Morgan Evans, British archaeologist (d. 2017)[1]
- 6 July - Timothy W. Potter, English archaeologist (d. 2000)[2]
- 10 July - Norman Hammond, British Mayanist
- 15 July - Nigel Williams, British conservator (d. 1992)
- 25 July - David Breeze, British archaeologist notable for work on Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman Army
- 19 December - Richard Leakey, Kenyan physical anthropologist & archaeologist
- Gabriel Barkay, Hungarian-born Israeli archaeologist
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Dai Morgan Evans obituary". The Guardian. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew (9 August 2013). "Timothy William Potter (6 July 1944 – 11 January 2000)". Papers of the British School at Rome. 68: ix–xix. doi:10.1017/S006824620000386X.
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