1979 in archaeology explained
The year 1979 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
Finds
Publications
- Aubrey Burl - Prehistoric Avebury.
- J. M. Coles and A. F. Harding - The Bronze Age in Europe: an introduction to the prehistory of Europe, c.2000 - 700 BC.
- Kenneth Hudson - World Industrial Archaeology.
- A. L. F. Rivet and Colin Smith - The Place-names of Roman Britain.
- Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History series founded by David Brown, James Campbell, and Sonia Chadwick Hawkes.[4]
Events
- June 2 - Protesters opposed to the building of civic offices on the site of Viking excavations in Wood Quay, Dublin, occupy the area.
Births
Deaths
- January 15 - Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology, buried at Peking Man site in Zhoukoudian, China (b. 1897)
- January 20 - Robert Wauchope, American archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1909)
- January 24 - Raissa Calza, Ukrainian-born archaeologist of Ancient Rome, previously ballet dancer (b. 1894)
- August 1 - Li Ji, Chinese archaeologist (b. 1896)[5]
- August 25 - Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist, discoverer of the tomb of K'inich Janaab' Pakal at Palenque (b. 1906)
- December 14 - Charles McBurney, American-born archaeologist working in Britain (b. 1914)
Notes and References
- Web site: SS Xantho. Western Australian Museum. 2017-04-17. en.
- The identification of the Romanovs. Investigative Genetics. Michael D.. Coble. 2011-09-26. 2 . 1 . 20 . 10.1186/2041-2223-2-20 . 21943354 . 3205009 . free .
- James Rackham, Antiquity 53:112.
- News: Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes . en-GB . The Independent . 2023-01-30.
- Web site: Li Chi. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 17 May 2017.