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1946 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1946.

Explorations

  • Maria Reiche begins to map the Nazca Lines.
  • Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov investigates the burial site of Yuri Dolgorukiy (d. 1157) at the Church of the Saviour at Berestove in Ukraine but no remains are found.

Excavations

  • Ferriby Boats 1 and 2 excavated in England.
  • Three-year excavation of Eridu by Fuad Safar and Seton Lloyd of the Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities and Heritage begins.

Publications

  • November - Agatha Christie Mallowan, Come, Tell Me How You Live.

Finds

  • Lacandon Maya lead photographer/explorer Giles Healey to Bonampak, the first time it is known to have been visited by a non-Mayan.
  • Filitosa, Corsica, discovered.
  • November - First Dead Sea Scrolls discovered.

Births

  • July 1 - Mick Aston, English archaeologist best known for his work on Time Team (died 2013)
  • August 12 - Bryony Coles, née Orme, English prehistoric landscape archaeologist
  • December 29 - Ruth Shady, Peruvian archaeologist

Deaths

  • November 17 - Max von Oppenheim, German Near Eastern archaeologist (born 1860)

References

References

  1. Evans, Craig A.. (2010). "Holman's Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls". Holmans.
  2. (2013-06-25). "Mick Aston obituary". The Guardian.
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