1957 in archaeology
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The year 1957 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- Minaret of Jam site in Afghanistan surveyed by André Maricq, Gaston Wiet and Ahmed Ali Kohzad.
Excavations
- So-called 'mound of Midas', the Great Tumulus near Gordium.
- Monastic cell on Iona believed to belong to Columba, by Charles Thomas.
- 1957-1960: James Mellaart at Hacilar.
- 1957-1961: Ralph Solecki at Shanidar, Iraq.
Publications
- Medieval Archaeology: journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology first published
Finds
- Right arm of Laocoön and his Sons
- Sperlonga sculptures
- Ban Chiang
Births
- October 21 - Julian Cope, English post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian
Deaths
- October 19 - V. Gordon Childe, British prehistorian. (b. 1892)[1]
- November 28 - O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist (b. 1866) [2]
- J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist. (b. 1891)
References
- ↑ "Vere Gordon Childe". BBC History. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Aerial Photographs - O.G.S. Crawford (1886-1957)". Ashmolean Museum. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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