1968 in archaeology
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The year 1968 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
- Anne Stine Ingstad and Helge Ingstad complete excavations of Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows.
- Prof. Richard J. C. Atkinson undertakes work at Silbury, broadcast on BBC Television (continues to 1970).
- Colin Renfrew begins excavations at Sitagroi, Greece (continues to 1970).
Publications
- Sally R. and Lewis R. Binford (ed.) - New Perspectives in Archeology.[1]
- David L. Clarke - Analytical Archaeology.[2]
Finds
- Archaeological prospection of Buvuma Island directed by the Tervuren Museum finds early use of pottery.
Miscellaneous
- June 26 - Pope Paul VI claims that bones discovered in the vicinity of Saint Peter's tomb in 1942 are relics of Peter.
- Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam successfully completed.
- The Egyptian Department of Antiquities and the Getty Conservation Institute in Santa Monica, California start a conservation project for tomb of Queen Nefertari.
Births
Deaths
- December 18 - Dorothy Garrod, English Palaeolithic archaeologist of the Near East (born 1892).[3]
References
- ↑ "New perspectives in archeology / edited by Sally R. Binford and Lewis R. Binford". National Library of Australia. Aldine Pub. Co. 1 January 1968. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Analytical archaeology". worldcat.org. Methuen. 1968. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod - British archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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