1942 in archaeology

none 1942 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942. Excavations Publications V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History. Finds January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England. A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey. Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.Holmes Jo Roman Villa open day at Rockbourne http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/news/article/326/roman_villa_open_day_at_rockbourne www.newforestnpa.gov.uk 3 January 2018 en https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073125/http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/news/article/326/roman_villa_open_day_at_rockbourne 4 January 2018 dead Births 13 January – Khaled Nashef, Palestinian archaeologist (died 2009) 30 October – Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)Obituary: Linda Schele https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-linda-schele-1158003.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-linda-schele-1158003.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 21 March 2017 22 May 1998 7 December – Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023) Archeologia in lutto. Si è spenta a 80 anni, dopo lunga malattia, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, tra i massimi esperti della protostoria dell’Italia e del Mediterraneo, una delle protagoniste assolute dell’archeologia nell’ultimo cinquantennio it Deaths July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853) References Archaeology Category:1940s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year