1987 in archaeology
The year 1987 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
Excavations
- Wreck of SS Elbe (1881) (sank 1895) located and excavated off the coast of the Netherlands.
- Gaziantep Museum excavations at Zeugma.
Finds
- Hoards from Milton Keynes and surrounding area of Buckinghamshire, England: coins from Little Brickhill and Walton.
- Skeleton of a woman dating from over 4,250 years ago found in Achavanich, a megalithic structure in Caithness, Scotland.[1]
- Dufuna canoe, the oldest known boat outside Europe, found in Nigeria.
Publications
- Harding, A. F. Henge Monuments and Related Sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. BAR British series. Oxford: BAR. ISBN 0-86054-470-2.
- Renfrew, Colin. Archaeology and Language: the puzzle of Indo-European origins. London: Cape. ISBN 0-224-02495-7.
- Merrifield, Ralph. The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic. London: Guild Publishing. ISBN 0-7134-4870-9.
Events
- December 8 - Chaco Culture National Historical Park is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
Births
Deaths
- August 12 - Crystal Bennett, British archaeologist of Jordan (b. 1918)[3]
References
- McKenzie, Steven (3 December 2018). "Giving life to 4,000-year-old Ava". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Patin, Thomas (2012). Observation Points: The Visual Poetics of National Parks. U of Minnesota Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780816651450.
- "Women in Old World Archaeology". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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