This page lists major archaeological events of 2016.
Excavations
January–June – 81
Anglo-Saxon wooden coffin Christian burials of the 7th/9th centuries are excavated in an unusually well-preserved state at
Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, England.[1]
February 19 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of a largely complete wheel at Must Farm Bronze Age settlement.[3]
April 17 – Announcement of the discovery and initial excavations of an exceptionally large
Roman villa, well-preserved, at
Brixton Deverill in
Wiltshire, England.[4]
Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks – The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project is initiated; within a few months it locates and investigates 41 shipwrecks off the
Bulgarian coast of the
Black Sea, some dating date back to Byzantine times.[8]
June 1 – Archaeologists announce identification of one of the Roman
Bloomberg tablets found during 2010–13 excavations in advance of construction of new
Bloomberg London offices in the
City of London as the oldest known hand-written document in the United Kingdom, dating back to 57 CE.[12]
This page lists major archaeological events of 2016.
Excavations
January–June – 81
Anglo-Saxon wooden coffin Christian burials of the 7th/9th centuries are excavated in an unusually well-preserved state at
Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, England.[1]
February 19 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of a largely complete wheel at Must Farm Bronze Age settlement.[3]
April 17 – Announcement of the discovery and initial excavations of an exceptionally large
Roman villa, well-preserved, at
Brixton Deverill in
Wiltshire, England.[4]
Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks – The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project is initiated; within a few months it locates and investigates 41 shipwrecks off the
Bulgarian coast of the
Black Sea, some dating date back to Byzantine times.[8]
June 1 – Archaeologists announce identification of one of the Roman
Bloomberg tablets found during 2010–13 excavations in advance of construction of new
Bloomberg London offices in the
City of London as the oldest known hand-written document in the United Kingdom, dating back to 57 CE.[12]