1942 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942.

Publications

• V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

• January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
• A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
• Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England. ^[1]

Births

• 13 January – Khaled Nashef, Palestinian archaeologist (died 2009)
• 30 October – Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998) ^[2]
• 7 December – Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023) ^[3]

Deaths

• July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)

References

1. Holmes, Jo. "Roman Villa open day at Rockbourne". www.newforestnpa.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "Obituary: Linda Schele" . The Independent. 22 May 1998. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
3. Archeologia in lutto. Si è spenta a 80 anni, dopo lunga malattia, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, tra i massimi esperti della protostoria dell’Italia e del Mediterraneo, una delle protagoniste assolute dell’archeologia nell’ultimo cinquantennio (in Italian)