1977 in archaeology explained

The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Mario Pino and Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile
• Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin.
• Initial excavations take place at Daepyeong, a large Mumun Pottery Period (c. 1500-300 BC) settlement in Korea.

Finds

• Tomb of Philip II of Macedon with a Vergina Sun is found at Vergina in Greece by Manolis Andronikos.^[1]
• Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is found in China.
• The Lion of Al-lāt is found in Palmyra by Polish archeologists.

Publications

• Mark Nathan Cohen - The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture (New Haven: Yale University Press)^[2]
• Bruce Robertson - Aviation Archaeology: a Collector's Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).^[3]
• Stanley South - Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology and Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (editor)

Events

• Stones at Stonehenge are fenced off to stop vandalism.^[4]

Deaths

• George Willmot, British archaeologist and former curator of the Yorkshire Museum (b. 1908)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tomb of Philip II of Macedon Is Found in Northern Greece. The New York Times. 5 June 2017. 25 November 1977.
2. Baumhoff. M. A.. Review of The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture. 3741761. Agricultural History. 770–772. 1977.
3. Web site: Aviation archaeology : a collectors guide to aeronautical relics. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2017. English. 1977.
4. Web site: Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs. Smithsonian. 28 December 2016.
5. Book: Pyrah, B. . 1988 . The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections . North Yorkshire County Council . 125–133.