1976 in archaeology

none 1976 archaeology science The year 1976 in archaeology involved some significant events. Excavations The Chaco Project (National Park Service and University of New Mexico) excavates fourteen rooms at Pueblo Alto from 1976 to 1978. Hwangnyongsa, a large-scale Buddhist temple of the Korean Three Kingdoms state of Silla dating to AD 553 (excavations continue until 1983). Excavations at Tell Brak, Syria, are begun by a team from the Institute of Archaeology of the University of London (continue until 1981). Excavations at Tell el-'Oueili in Iraq are begun under the direction of Jean-Louis Huot (continue until 1989). Excavations in the Karakum Desert by Viktor Sarianidi uncover the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex. Excavations at Mezhirich, Ukraine, resume, by N. L. Korniets and M. I. Gladkih (continue to 1981). Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles in Orkney first excavated by Ronald Simison.https://canmore.org.uk/site/9554/south-ronaldsay-isbister South Ronaldsay, Isbister Canmore 6 June 2017 Excavation at Twann Bahnhof neolithic pile dwelling site in Switzerland (begun 1974) concludes. Chogha Bonut discovered in Iran and excavation begins. Watch Hill Castle in Greater Manchester, England, partially excavated by the North Cheshire Archaeology Group under the direction of Barry JohnsonBrown Keri Johnson Barry 1985 Watch Hill, Bowden http://www.gmau.manchester.ac.uk/pdfs/gmac5.pdf Greater Manchester Archaeological Journal 1 35–38 Rescue excavation at Updown early medieval cemetery in Kent, England, led by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes uncovered 36 graves.Hawkes Sonia Chadwick 1976 Interim Report by Mrs. S. C. Hawkes, MA., F.SA., on the Excavations at Eastry https://kentarchaeology.org.uk/node/11816 Archaeologia Cantiana English 92 247–248 2023-04-10 2023-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20230410063714/https://kentarchaeology.org.uk/arch-cant/vol/92/investigations-and-excavations-during-year-i-reports-excavations-supported-society dead Publications The Landscape of Towns by Michael Aston and James Bond. La Résistance africaine à la Romanisation by Marcel Bénabou. The Stone Circles of the British Isles by Aubrey Burl. The Mycenaean World by John Chadwick. Prehistoric Maori Fortifications by Aileen Fox.Henrietta Quinnell Fox, Aileen Mary, Lady Fox (1907–2005) 2009 10.1093/ref:odnb/96247 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/96247 21 November 2017 "The integration of historical and archaeological data concerning an historic wreck site, the Kennemerland", by Keith Muckelroy, World Archaeology 7.3 pp 280–289. Farming in the Iron Age by Peter J Reynolds. Industrial Archeology: A New Look at the American Heritage by Theodore Anton Sande.Industrial Archeology: A New Look at the American Heritage Sande Theodore Anton 1978 9780140049718 Brattleboro, Vermont 3770723 Finds Tomb of Fu Hao discovered at Yinxu. Joya de Cerén, "Pompeii of the Americas". Nim Li Punit. The fourth trove of Qabala treasures. Fossil animal footprints found at Laetoli, Tanzania. Events August 8: Founding of the modern Korean Archaeological Society, in Seoul, South Korea. August 27: Round Table removed from the wall of Winchester Castle in England for archaeological examination. Deaths July 22: Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist (b. 1890)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mortimer-Wheeler Mortimer Wheeler Britannica.com 27 May 2017 November 1: Gustav Riek, German archaeologist (b. 1900) December 19: Neil Judd, American archaeologist (b. 1887)Portrait of Neil Merton Judd https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_371636 Smithsonian Institution Archives 5 June 2017 en References Archaeology Category:1970s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year