1977 in archaeology
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The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
- Mario Pino and Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile
- Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin.
- Initial excavations take place at Daepyeong, a large Mumun Pottery Period (c. 1500-300 BC) settlement in Korea.
Finds
- Tomb of Philip II of Macedon is found at Vergina by Manolis Andronikos.
- Vergina Sun.
- The Lion of Al-lāt was found by Polish archeologists in Palmyra.
Publications
- Mark Nathan Cohen - The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture (New Haven: Yale University Press)
- Bruce Robertson - Aviation Archaeology: a Collectors Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).
- Stanley South - Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology and Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (editor)
Other events
- Stones at Stonehenge are fenced off.
Births
June 21, 1977
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