1908 in archaeology

1908 in archaeology

The year 1908 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Explorations

Excavations

* At Avebury by Harold St George Gray

Publications

Finds

* Venus of Willendorf found by Josef Szombath.
* 3 July: Phaistos Disc.
* A 40,000-year-old Neandertal boy skeleton is found at Le Moustier in southwest France.

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

* November 25: Jia Lanpo, Chinese prehistorian
* December 17: Willard Frank Libby, developer of radiocarbon dating

Deaths

* Frank Calvert


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