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Overview of the events of 1948 in archaeology
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
…
In science
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1948
.
Explorations
Caral
site in Peru identified by
Paul Kosok
.
Excavations
Excavations at
Nippur
sponsored by the Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
begin directed by Richard C. Haines.
Excavations at
Kültepe
in Turkey resume.
Publications
Archaeological Institute of America
begins publishing the magazine
Archaeology
.
Walter W. Taylor
publishes
A Study of Archeology
, a work that carries on from his 1943 PhD dissertation to Harvard University faculty.
Finds
November - First
torc
from
Snettisham Hoard
discovered near
King's Lynn
,
England
.
Therizinosaurus
is discovered in
Mongolia
and is thought to be a very large
turtle
for several years.
Awards
Maud Cunnington
made
CBE
for services to archaeology, the first woman archaeologist to receive the honour.
Miscellaneous
M. M. Postan
of
Cambridge
convenes an influential meeting of
archaeologists
and
historians
to discuss the possibilities of excavating medieval
peasant
houses in
England
.
[1]
A Roman
mosaic
pavement from
Brantingham
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
(England) is stolen.
Births
July 13 -
Richard Avent
, British archaeologist, conservationist and civil servant (d.
2006
)
[2]
Deaths
September 2 -
Sylvanus G. Morley
,
American
Mayanist
(born
1883
).
References
^
Hurst, John (1986). "The medieval countryside". In Longworth, Ian; Cherry, John (eds.).
Archaeology in Britain since 1945: new directions
. London:
British Museum
. p.
201
.
ISBN
0-7141-2035-9
.
^
Wakelin, Peter (2006-08-25).
"Obituary: Richard Avent"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
2022-08-26
.
Categories
:
1948 in science
1948
Archaeology by year
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Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Short description matches Wikidata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1948 in archaeology
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
…
In science
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1948
.
Explorations
Caral
site in Peru identified by
Paul Kosok
.
Excavations
Excavations at
Nippur
sponsored by the Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
begin directed by Richard C. Haines.
Excavations at
Kültepe
in Turkey resume.
Publications
Archaeological Institute of America
begins publishing the magazine
Archaeology
.
Walter W. Taylor
publishes
A Study of Archeology
, a work that carries on from his 1943 PhD dissertation to Harvard University faculty.
Finds
November - First
torc
from
Snettisham Hoard
discovered near
King's Lynn
,
England
.
Therizinosaurus
is discovered in
Mongolia
and is thought to be a very large
turtle
for several years.
Awards
Maud Cunnington
made
CBE
for services to archaeology, the first woman archaeologist to receive the honour.
Miscellaneous
M. M. Postan
of
Cambridge
convenes an influential meeting of
archaeologists
and
historians
to discuss the possibilities of excavating medieval
peasant
houses in
England
.
[1]
A Roman
mosaic
pavement from
Brantingham
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
(England) is stolen.
Births
July 13 -
Richard Avent
, British archaeologist, conservationist and civil servant (d.
2006
)
[2]
Deaths
September 2 -
Sylvanus G. Morley
,
American
Mayanist
(born
1883
).
References
^
Hurst, John (1986). "The medieval countryside". In Longworth, Ian; Cherry, John (eds.).
Archaeology in Britain since 1945: new directions
. London:
British Museum
. p.
201
.
ISBN
0-7141-2035-9
.
^
Wakelin, Peter (2006-08-25).
"Obituary: Richard Avent"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
2022-08-26
.
Categories
:
1948 in science
1948
Archaeology by year
Hidden categories:
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Short description matches Wikidata
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