1958 in archaeology

1958 in archaeology

The year 1958 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Maya site of Dzibilchaltun, National Geographic Society project under E. Wyllys Andrews IV.
* Excavation project at Sardis by Harvard University and Cornell University begins.

Finds

* Workshop of Phidias at Olympia.
* Çatalhöyük.

Publications

* "The Decypherment of Linear B" by John Chadwick.

Births

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Deaths

* August 17: John Marshall (archaeologist)


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