1944 in archaeology

1944 in archaeology

The year 1944 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

*

Excavations

* Canterbury Excavations began.

Publications

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

* The Council for British Archaeology is formed.
* Mortimer Wheeler is appointed Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Births

* Norman Hammond, Mayanist
* 19 December: Richard Leakey physical anthropologist & archaeologist

Deaths

*


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