1949 in archaeology

1949 in archaeology

The year 1949 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

* Excavation work recommences at the Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
* Alberto Ruz Lhuillier begins excavations of the Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque

Finds

* Radiocarbon dating technique discovered by Willard Libby and his colleagues in 1949 during his tenure as a professor at the University of Chicago.
* New excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth 5 teeth and fragments of thigh and shin bone.

Publications

Awards

Miscellaneous

*University of New Mexico transfers lands to the National Park Service and expands Chaco Canyon National Monument, with the proviso that the university may continue scientific research.

Births

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Deaths

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