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The '''year 1962 in [[archaeology]]''' involved some significant events. |
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==Explorations== |
==Explorations== |
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* [[Ian Graham]] makes first map of [[Maya civilization|Maya]] site of [[El Mirador]]. |
* [[Ian Graham]] makes first map of [[Maya civilization|Maya]] site of [[El Mirador]]. |
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* [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] records Johnson's Mill Bridge, a wooden [[covered bridge]] over [[Chickie's Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]. |
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==Excavations== |
==Excavations== |
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* [[Milton Keynes Hoard#Other hoards from Milton Keynes and surrounding area|Little Brickhill excavations 1962–1964]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]. |
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* Ongoing excavations at [[Aphrodisias]] in [[Anatolia]] begun by [[Kenan Erim]] under the aegis of [[New York University]]. |
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* Excavation of [[Tel Arad]] by [[Yohanan Aharoni]] (continues until 1967). |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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* [[Lewis R. Binford]] - ''Archaeology as Anthropology''. |
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* [[Peter Sawyer (historian)|Peter H. Sawyer]] - ''The Age of the Vikings'' |
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==Finds== |
==Finds== |
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* January 15 - The [[Derveni papyrus]], which dates to 340 BCE, making it the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe, is discovered at a grave site in [[Macedonia (Greece)]]. |
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* September 6 - [[Blackfriars Ships|Blackfriars Ship I]] discovered by Peter Marsden in [[London]]. |
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* October 8 - [[Bremen cog]] discovered in the [[Weser]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gordon|first1=Stewart|title=A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks|date=2015|publisher=ForeEdge from University Press of New England|isbn=9781611687545|page=93|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cznpBwAAQBAJ|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Neolithic]] remains at [[Jiahu]] discovered by [[Zhu Zhi (archaeologist)|Zhu Zhi]]. |
* [[Neolithic]] remains at [[Jiahu]] discovered by [[Zhu Zhi (archaeologist)|Zhu Zhi]]. |
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* First evidence for human occupation of [[Australia]] during the [[last glacial period]] discovered at [[Kenniff Cave]], [[Queensland]]. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==Miscellaneous== |
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==Events== |
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*March - First Conference of Western Archaeologists on Problems of Point Typology at Idaho State College Museum. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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* [[Nikolai Grube]], German Mayan epigrapher |
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* [[Li Feng (sinologist)|Li Feng]], Chinese American sinologist |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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* [[William Duncan Strong]], American archaeologist (born [[1899 in archaeology|1899]]) |
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==References== |
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The year 1962 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
[edit]- Ian Graham makes first map of Maya site of El Mirador.
- Historic American Buildings Survey records Johnson's Mill Bridge, a wooden covered bridge over Chickie's Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Excavations
[edit]- Little Brickhill excavations 1962–1964 in Buckinghamshire, England.
- Ongoing excavations at Aphrodisias in Anatolia begun by Kenan Erim under the aegis of New York University.
- Excavation of Tel Arad by Yohanan Aharoni (continues until 1967).
Publications
[edit]- Lewis R. Binford - Archaeology as Anthropology.
- Peter H. Sawyer - The Age of the Vikings
Finds
[edit]- January 15 - The Derveni papyrus, which dates to 340 BCE, making it the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe, is discovered at a grave site in Macedonia (Greece).
- September 6 - Blackfriars Ship I discovered by Peter Marsden in London.
- October 8 - Bremen cog discovered in the Weser.[1]
- Neolithic remains at Jiahu discovered by Zhu Zhi.
- First evidence for human occupation of Australia during the last glacial period discovered at Kenniff Cave, Queensland.
Awards
[edit]![[icon]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Events
[edit]- March - First Conference of Western Archaeologists on Problems of Point Typology at Idaho State College Museum.
Births
[edit]- Nikolai Grube, German Mayan epigrapher
- Li Feng, Chinese American sinologist
Deaths
[edit]- William Duncan Strong, American archaeologist (born 1899)
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Stewart (2015). A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks. ForeEdge from University Press of New England. p. 93. ISBN 9781611687545.