1951 in archaeology

none 1951 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1951. Excavations c. January - Old Furnace, Coalbrookdale, England.Michael S. Darby Ironworks to museum Belford, Paul etal Footprints of Industry Oxford Archaeopress 2010 978-1-4073-0727-5 3–15 Awwam temple near Ma'rib in Yemen, by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man (continues to 1952). Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in North Yorkshire, by Mortimer Wheeler (continues to 1952). Hod Hill in Dorset, by Ian Richmond for the British Museum (continues to 1958). Tasghîmût fortress in Morocco, by Charles Allain and Jacques Meunié.Hespéris fr Recherches archéologiques au Tasghimout au Mesfouai Charles Allain Jacques Meunié 38 1951 381–405 Excavation of Chogha Zanbil in Iran by Roman Ghirshman begins. Explorations 1951–1952 - British Academy Middle Nile Expedition in Sudan led by O. G. S. Crawford. Finds May 12 - Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland. Events July - The term "Industrial archaeology" is first used in print in Britain.Michael Rix Michael Rix (academic) Birmingham History Today London 1 7 July 1951 59 The Durrës Archaeological Museum is established in Durrës, Albania.Archaeological Museum, Durrës http://albania.al/article/45/muzeu_arkeologjik_durres/ albania.al 3 January 2018 en 4 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073541/http://albania.al/article/45/muzeu_arkeologjik_durres/ dead Publications Social Evolution, by V. Gordon Childe (1892–1957), Australian-born archaeologist. The Prehistory of Wales, by W. F. Grimes (1905–1988), Welsh archaeologist. A Land, by Jacquetta Hawkes (1910–1996), British archaeologist. Births Keith Muckelroy, British maritime archaeologist (d. 1980) Deaths February 28 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist (b. 1869) References Archaeology Category:1950s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year