1982 in archaeology

1982 in archaeology

The year 1982 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

*The Chaco Project ends at Chaco Canyon (begun 1971).

Finds

*NASA's Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS) detects over 200 miles of a prehistoric (AD 900 or 1000) road system in Chaco Canyon, as well as walls, buildings, and agricultural fields.

Publications

* Roger Moorey , "A Century of Biblical Archaeology", ISBN 0-7188-2825-9.

Births

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Deaths

* Pei Wenzhong, founding father of Chinese anthropology, buried at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China


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