1951 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1951.

Excavations

• c. January - Old Furnace, Coalbrookdale, England.^[1]
• Awwam temple near Ma'rib in Yemen, by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man (continues to 1952).
• Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in North Yorkshire, by Mortimer Wheeler (continues to 1952).
• Hod Hill in Dorset, by Ian Richmond for the British Museum (continues to 1958).
• Tasghîmût fortress in Morocco, by Charles Allain and Jacques Meunié.^[2]
• Excavation of Chogha Zanbil in Iran by Roman Ghirshman begins.

Explorations

• 1951–1952 - British Academy Middle Nile Expedition in Sudan led by O. G. S. Crawford.

Finds

• May 12 - Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland.

Events

• July - The term "Industrial archaeology" is first used in print in Britain.^[3]
• The Durrës Archaeological Museum is established in Durrës, Albania.^[4]

Publications

• Social Evolution, by V. Gordon Childe (1892 - 1957), Australian-born archaeologist.
• The Prehistory of Wales, by W. F. Grimes (1905 - 1988), Welsh archaeologist.
• A Land, by Jacquetta Hawkes (1910 - 1996), British archaeologist.

Births

• Keith Muckelroy, British maritime archaeologist (d. 1980)

Deaths

• February 28 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist (b. 1869)

Notes and References

1. Book: Darby, Michael S.. Ironworks to museum. Belford, Paul . etal . Footprints of Industry. Oxford. Archaeopress. 2010. 978-1-4073-0727-5. 3–15.
2. Hespéris. fr. Recherches archéologiques au Tasghimout au Mesfouai. Charles. Allain. Jacques. Meunié. 38. 1951. 381–405.
3. Michael. Rix. Michael Rix (academic). Birmingham. History Today. London. 1. 7. July 1951. 59.
4. Web site: Archaeological Museum, Durrës. albania.al. 3 January 2018. en.