1940 in archaeology

none 1940 archaeology science thumb | right | alt=Image of a horse from the Lascaux caves made by the Cro-Magnon peoples at their hunting route in the Stone age | Image of a horse from the Lascaux caves made by the Cro-Magnon peoples at their hunting route in the Stone age Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1940. Excavations Start of excavations at Tell Uqair by Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities (Seton Lloyd, Taha Baqir and Fuad Safar). Start of excavations at Ahichatra. Start of excavations in the Vatican Necropolis. Excavations at Brahmagiri by M. H. Krishna of the Mysore state Archaeological Department. Publications Gisela M. A. Richter - Handbook of the Etruscan Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Finds September 12 - Lascaux caves. Painted c. 15,000 BC - 13,000 BC. Closed to the public in 1963. After ten-year expedition at Tanis, "Silver Pharaoh" tomb uncovered by Pierre Montet. It is the first ever intact tomb found. Ferriby Boat 2 discovered by Ted Wright.Bronze Age boat 'oldest in Europe' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1234529.stm news.bbc.co.uk 22 March 2001 1 June 2017 Balline Hoard in Ireland. Births October 14 - Ruth Tringham, Neolithic household and feminist archaeologist.Balter Michael The Goddess and the Bull: Çatalhöyük: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization 16 June 2016 Routledge 9781315418407 222 https://books.google.com/books?id=LrBmDAAAQBAJ en Deaths February 26 - John Lamplugh Kirk, British archaeologist, collector and museum curator (b. 1869) April 25 - Wilhelm Dörpfeld, German archaeologist of Troy (b. 1853)Wilhelm Dorpfeld - German archaeologist https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wilhelm-Dorpfeld Encyclopedia Britannica 28 May 2017 en June 27 - Harry Burton, English archaeological photographer, known for his photos of the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (b. 1879). See also List of years in archaeology 1939 in archaeology 1941 in archaeology References Archaeology Category:1940s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year