1968 in archaeology

1968 in archaeology

The year 1968 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Anne Stine Ingstad and Helge Ingstad complete excavations of Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows.

Publications

Finds

* Archaeological prospection of Buvuma Island directed by the Tervuren Museum finds early use of pottery.

Awards

Miscellaneous

* Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam successfully completed
* The Egyptian National Antiquities Service and the Getty Conservation Institute in Santa Monica, California started conservation project for tomb of Queen Nefertari.

Births

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Deaths

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