2002 in archaeology
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Explorations
- First expedition to Sub Marine Explorer in the Pearl Islands by James P. Delgado.
Excavations
- March – Part of the podium of the Temple of Apollo in Mdina, Malta is discovered and subsequently excavated.[1]
Finds
- Mask of la Roche-Cotard.
- 3,500-year-old human remains found in the Citadel of Damascus.
- May: Amesbury Archer, a Bronze Age burial found near Stonehenge in England.
- May 1: Horncastle helmet fragment
- June: Newport ship.
- October: Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc.
Publications
Events
- Brief reappearance and study of Seaton Carew Wreck
- Ciampate del Diavolo (early hominid footprints in Italy) come to scientific attention
Deaths
- April 28 - Gordon Willey, American archaeologist (born 1913)[2]
- June 26 - Barbara Adams, English egyptologist (born 1945)[3]
See also
- Syria - ongoing excavations.
References
- ↑ Testa, Michael (19 March 2002). "New find at Mdina most important so far in old capital". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Obituary: Gordon Willey". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "Obituary: Barbara Adams". The Guardian. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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