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1942 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942.

Excavations

Publications

V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.

Births

13 January – Khaled Nashef, Palestinian archaeologist (died 2009)
30 October – Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)
7 December – Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023)

Deaths

July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)

References

"Roman Villa open day at Rockbourne".
(22 May 1998). "Obituary: Linda Schele".
[https://archeologiavocidalpassato.com/2023/07/02/archeologia-in-lutto-si-e-spenta-a-80-anni-dopo-lunga-malattia-anna-maria-bietti-sestieri-tra-i-massimi-esperti-della-protostoria-dellitalia-e-del-mediterraneo-una-delle-protagoniste-ass/ Archeologia in lutto. Si è spenta a 80 anni, dopo lunga malattia, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, tra i massimi esperti della protostoria dell’Italia e del Mediterraneo, una delle protagoniste assolute dell’archeologia nell’ultimo cinquantennio] {{in lang. it

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