1989 in archaeology explained

The year 1989 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Excavations are made at the Temple of Poseidon (near Corinth, also known as the Temple of Isthmia) by University of Chicago.
• Vimala Begley commences excavations at Arikamedu in Puducherry.
• Rescue excavation at Updown early medieval cemetery in Kent, England, led by Brian Philp, uncover 41 previously unexcavated graves.^[1]
• Monkey Marsh Lock, an 18th-century turf-sided lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Thatcham in southern England, is excavated and recorded prior to reconstruction.^[2]

Finds

• January - Skeleton of Buhl Woman (c. 10,675 BP) found in Idaho.
• May - Wreck of (sunk in collision 1860) discovered off Highwood, Illinois, by Harry Zych.^[3]
• June 8 - Wreck of German battleship Bismarck (scuttled in 1941) discovered in North Atlantic by Robert Ballard.
• Wreck of German Type UC II submarine SM UC-70 (depth-charged in 1918) discovered off the North Yorkshire coast of England.^[4]
• Yoshinogari Ruins discovered at Kanzaki, Kyūshū, Japan; goods and building are mainly Yayoi period.
• Remains of The Rose and Globe Theatres discovered in London.
• Luxor statue cache in courtyard of Amenhotep III's colonnade of the Temple of Luxor, including a 6feet pink quartzite statue of the king on a sled wearing the Double Crown.^[5]
• Laguna Copperplate Inscription found in the Philippines.
• Oldest known wing bone of the great auk found at Eartham Pit, Boxgrove in England.

Publications

• Richard Hodges - The Anglo-Saxon Achievement: Archaeology & the Beginnings of English Society. Duckworth.
• Stuart Piggott - Ancient Britons and the Antiquarian Imagination: Ideas from the Renaissance to the Regency. Thames and Hudson. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Welch, Martin . Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 15 . 2008 . Oxbow Books . 978-1-78297-531-1 . Crawford . Sally . 7 . Report on Excavations of the Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Updown, Eastry, Kent . 15 . 10.2307/j.ctvh1dw9r.5 . j.ctvh1dw9r . Hamerow . Helena.
2. Book: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. Monkey Marsh Lock. Kennet & Avon Canal Trust. 1991.
3. Web site: Baillod. Brendon. The Wreck of the Steamer Lady Elgin. Ship-wreck.com. 2011-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083134/http://www.ship-wreck.com/shipwreck/projects/elgin. 2011-07-24. dead.
4. Web site: UC-70. Wrecksite. 2016-01-30. 2017-08-20.
5. Book: Clayton, Peter A.. Chronicle of the Pharaohs. Thames & Hudson. 1994. 0-500-05074-0. 118.