1979 in archaeology

1979 in archaeology

The year 1979 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Hengistbury Head by Barry Cunliffe (continues to 1984).

Finds

Publications

Births

Deaths

* August 25: Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, discoverer of the tomb of Pacal the Great at Palenque
* Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology, buried at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China


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