1984 in archaeology explained

The year 1984 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• Ian Graham makes first scientific examination and map of Maya site of Cival.

Excavations

• Hengistbury Head, by Barry Cunliffe, is completed (begun in 1979).
• Khok Phanom Di, by Charles Higham (1984–85).
• May - An M4 Sherman amphibious tank lost off Slapton, England during Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, is recovered.^[1]
• July - Uluburun shipwreck, by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology under George Bass, begun (continues until 1994).^[2]

Publications

• Book: Bradley, Richard. The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain: themes and variations in the archaeology of power. 1984 . London. Longman. 0-582-49163-0.
• Book: Harding, A. F. The Mycenaeans and Europe. 28 January 1984 . London. Academic Press. 0-12-324760-8.
• Book: Kelso, William M. William Kelso

. William Kelso. Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800: archaeology of country life in colonial Virginia. 1984 . Orlando. Academic Press. 0-12-403480-2.

• Pilcher, J. R.. A 7,272-year tree-ring chronology for western Europe. Nature. 1984 . 312. 150–152. 10.1038/312150a0. 5990. 1984Natur.312..150P . 4341922 . etal.

Finds

• July - Pirate ship Whydah Gally (wrecked off Cape Cod in 1717) discovery announced.
• August 1 - Lindow Man is found in Lindow Moss in north west England by peat cutters.^[3]
• September - 1928 Scania truck (sunk 1936) located in Fryken, Sweden.
• November - Commerce raider CSS Alabama (sunk off Cherbourg peninsula in 1864) is found by the French Navy.^[4]
• Turkana Boy is found in Kenya by team led by Richard Leakey.

Events

• April - Jorvik Viking Centre opens in York, England.^[5]

Deaths

• February 28: Taha Baqir, Iraqi archaeologist (born 1912)
• April 5: Giuseppe Tucci, Italian Orientalist (born 1894)

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Slapton Sands Tank. Submerged. 2023-12-30.
2. Web site: Cemal. Pulak. The Late Bronze Age Shipwreck at Uluburun. https://web.archive.org/web/20010708002143/http://www.ancientcyprus.ac.uk/Papers/iriawreck/pulak1.asp. dead. 2001-07-08. Ancient Cyprus Web Project. 2011-08-13.
3. Web site: Long. Chris. Lindow Man: Gruesome discovery who became 'international celebrity'. BBC News. 2017-06-05. 2014-08-03.
4. Web site: Alabama. CERES. 2005. 2011-01-11.
5. Web site: Looking back over 30 years of the Jorvik Viking Centre. York Press. 28 March 2014 . 5 June 2017. en.