1933 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1933 .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stuart Piggott</span> British archaeologist

Stuart Ernest Piggott, was a British archaeologist, best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grahame Clark</span> British archaeologist

Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark, who often published as J. G. D. Clark, was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of Mesolithic Europe and palaeoeconomics. He spent most of his career working at the University of Cambridge, where he was appointed Disney Professor of Archaeology from 1952 to 1974 and Master of Peterhouse from 1973 to 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julliberrie's Grave</span> Long barrow in Kent, England

Julliberrie's Grave, also known as The Giant's Grave or The Grave, is an unchambered long barrow located near to the village of Chilham in the south-eastern English county of Kent. Probably constructed in the fourth millennium BCE, during Britain's Early Neolithic period, today it survives only in a state of ruin.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christopher Hawkes</span>

Charles Francis Christopher Hawkes, FBA, FSA was an English archaeologist specialising in European prehistory. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1972.

The year 1999 in archaeology involved some significant events.

The year 1961 in archaeology involved some significant events.

The year 1964 in archaeology involved some significant events.

The year 1998 in archaeology involved some significant events.

The year 1954 in archaeology involved some significant events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan du Plat Taylor</span> British archaeologist

Joan Mabel Frederica du Plat Taylor FSA was a British archaeologist and pioneer of underwater nautical archaeology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heracleion</span> Ancient Egyptian city

Heracleion, also known as Thonis and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. It became inundated and its remains are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 7 km (4.3 mi) off the coast, under ca. 19 ft (5.8 m) of water, and near Abukir. The sanctuary of Neith of Sais was located in Thonis. A stele found on the site indicates that late in its history the city was known by both its Egyptian and Greek names.

Gale de Giberne Sieveking was a British prehistoric archaeologist, best known for his work on flint and flint mines, particularly at sites such as Grimes Graves. He "played... an important part in the development of archaeology as a discipline" and particularly in the understanding of the prehistoric period. He was the son of BBC-pioneer Lancelot "Lance" De Giberne Sieveking, and half-brother to Fortean-writer Paul Sieveking.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Faussett</span> English antiquary born 1720

Bryan Faussett was an English antiquary. Faussett formed a collection that was rich in Anglo-Saxon objects of personal adornment, such as pendants, brooches, beads and buckles. He discovered the Kingston Brooch, the largest known Anglo-Saxon composite brooch. At the time of his death he had the world's largest collection of Anglo-Saxon items.

Edward Thurlow Leeds was an English archaeologist and museum curator. He was Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum from 1928 to 1945.

George Speake, is an English art historian and archaeologist. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford, and "a leading authority on Anglo-Saxon animal art." Currently Speake is the Anglo-Saxon Art and Iconography Specialist for the Staffordshire Hoard conservation team, and is working on the reconstruction of the Staffordshire helmet.

The year 2014 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Cecily Margaret Guido,, also known as Peggy Piggott, was an English archaeologist, prehistorian, and finds specialist. Her career in British archaeology spanned sixty years, and she is recognised for her field methods, her field-leading research into prehistoric settlements, burial traditions, and artefact studies, as well as her high-quality and rapid publication, contributing more than 50 articles and books to her field between the 1930s and 1990s.

Anne Strachan Robertson FSA FSAScot FRSE FMA FRNS was a Scottish archaeologist, numismatist and writer, who was Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Glasgow and Keeper of the Cultural Collections and of the Hunterian Coin Cabinet at the Hunterian Museum. She was recognised by her research regarding Roman Imperial coins and as "a living link with the pioneers of archaeological research".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonia Chadwick Hawkes</span> English archaeologist

Sonia Chadwick Hawkes, was a leading specialist in early Anglo-Saxon archaeology, described by fellow medieval archaeologist Paul Ashbee as a "discerning systematiser of the great array of Anglo-Saxon grave furnishings". She led major excavations on Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Finglesham in Kent and Worthy Park in Hampshire.

References

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  2. Bailey, Geoff (2006). "The Roman Coin Hoard And The Falkirk Tartan". Falkirk Local History Society. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. Macdonald, George (January 1934). "Hoard of coins from Falkirk". The Antiquaries Journal. Society of Antiquaries of London. 14 (1): 59. doi:10.1017/s0003581500037926. S2CID   162434922.
  4. Shenker, Jack (2016-08-15). "Lost cities #6: how Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years under water". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. Clark, Grahame; Piggott, Stuart (2 January 2015). "The Age of the British Flint Mines". Antiquity. 7 (26): 166–183. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00007912. S2CID   162607431.
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  8. "In Memoriam Don Brothwell - Archaeology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.