1999 in archaeology

1999 in archaeology

The year 1999 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

* Excavations resume at Qatna, in Syria.
* Wide-scope vertical and horizontal excavation of world's oldest wet-rice (rice paddy) agricultural feature, c. 800 BC, at Okhyeon site, Ulsan, Korea.

Finds

* Shipwreck of the RMS "Carpathia" is located.

Publications

Events

Births

Deaths

* March 31 - Yuri Knorozov, epigrapher of Maya hieroglyphs
* July 16 - Barri Jones
* Arvid Andrén


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