1974 in archaeology explained
The year 1974 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
Finds
- 26 February: 'Mungo Man', the skeleton of an individual subsequently determined to be around 40,000 years BP, discovered near Mungo Lake in New South Wales by Australian National University geomorphologist Dr. Jim Bowler.
- 29 March: Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang discovered at Xi'an, China.[2]
- 4 April: High-status stone cist burial at Songguk-ri, Korea, containing Liaoning-style bronze dagger, greenstone ornaments and other prestige artifacts.
- 24 November: 'Lucy', the skeleton of a 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis, discovered at Hadar, Ethiopia, in the Afar Depression.[3]
- Roman villa "B" at Oplontis in Italy discovered.
- East Han Dynasty statue of Li Bing discovered at Dujiangyan Irrigation System.
Publications
- Michael Aston and Trevor Rowley - Landscape Archaeology: an introduction to fieldwork techniques on post-Roman landscapes.
- Philip A. Rahtz (ed) - Rescue Archaeology.
Miscellaneous
Births
Deaths
- May 18 - Ernest Nash, German-born student of Roman architecture and pioneer of archaeological photography (born 1898).[5]
- December 21 - Alan Sorrell, English archaeological illustrator (born 1904).
Notes and References
- Book: BAXŞƏLİYEV, VƏLİ. AZƏRBAYCAN ARXEOLOGİYASI. Elm. 2007. 2020-06-28. 2020-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111025502/http://elibrary.bsu.az/kitablar/898.pdf. dead.
- Web site: 1974 - Terracotta Army Discovered in China. Jennifer. Rosenberg. About.com. 2011-11-03. 2011-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020084618/http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/qt/terracottaarmy.htm. dead.
- Book: Donald C. Johanson. Johanson. Donald. Edey. Maitland A.. 1981. Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind. St Albans. Granada. 0-586-08437-1.
- Web site: Andrew Birley. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828040625/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc91da552. dead. August 28, 2020. British Film Institute. 5 June 2017. en.
- Radnoti-Alföldi, M.; Lahusen, M. C. (2000). Ernest Nash - Ernst Nathan: Potsdam, Rom, New York, Rom. Nicolai'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. .