1950 in archaeology

none 1950 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1950. Explorations Spring: Explorations at Timna in Yemen by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man (continues in 1951). Excavations Excavations at Stonehenge in the south of England by R. J. C. Atkinson, Stuart Piggott and J. F. S. Stone. Excavations at Wharram Percy in the north of England by Maurice Beresford begin. Excavations at Beitin, West Bank. Excavations at Gordion in Turkey by the University of Pennsylvania Museum under Rodney S. Young begin. Finds March 1 - A hoard of Roman coins is discovered at Hordley Grange, Shropshire, England. May 8 - A bog body known as "Tollund Man" is discovered in Denmark.Who Were the Ancient Bog Mummies? Surprising New Clues http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140718-bog-bodies-denmark-archaeology-science-iron-age/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140722070154/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140718-bog-bodies-denmark-archaeology-science-iron-age/ dead July 22, 2014 National Geographic 2 June 2017 2014 The Upchurch Hoard is discovered in Upchurch, Kent, England. A third premolar is discovered in materials sent back to Sweden by Otto Zdansky from his excavations of the Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian, China in 1921 and 1923. Balfarg, a prehistoric site in Fife, Scotland, is discovered through air photography.Balfarg https://canmore.org.uk/site/29990/balfarg canmore.org.uk 8 June 2017 en Three Roman mosaic pavements are found at Harpham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Stabiae (buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius) is rediscovered. The Garima Gospels at Abba Garima Monastery in Ethiopia first become known to Western scholars. Events January 1 - Commencement date (epoch) of the Before Present time scale.Aitken M. J. Science-based Dating in Archaeology Longman 1990 978-0-582-49309-4 London Publications T. C. Lethbridge - Herdsmen and Hermits: Celtic Seafarers in the Northern Seas.Herdsmen & hermits; Celtic seafarers in the northern seas. 227899 English V. E. Nash-Williams - The Early Christian Monuments of Wales.Nash-Williams, Victor Erle https://biography.wales/article/s2-NASH-ERL-1897 The National Library of Wales - Dictionary of Welsh Biography 13 November 2017 Births January 25 - Phil Harding, English field archaeologist Wafaa El Saddik, Egyptian Egyptologist Deaths January 27 - Herbert Eustis Winlock, American Egyptologist who worked for the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (b. 1884)Who Was Who 1941–1950 1980 Bloomsbury Publishing, London 0-7136-2131-1 References Archaeology Category:1950s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year