1984 in archaeology

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The year 1984 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• Ian Graham makes first scientific examination and map of Maya site of Cival.

Excavations

• Hengistbury Head, by Barry Cunliffe, is completed (begun in 1979).
• Khok Phanom Di, by Charles Higham (1984–85).
• May - An M4 Sherman amphibious tank lost off Slapton, England during Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, is recovered. ^[1]
• July - Uluburun shipwreck, by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology under George Bass, begun (continues until 1994). ^[2]

Publications

• Bradley, Richard (1984). The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain: themes and variations in the archaeology of power. London: Longman. ISBN   0-582-49163-0.
• Harding, A. F (28 January 1984). The Mycenaeans and Europe. London: Academic Press. ISBN   0-12-324760-8.
• Kelso, William M (1984). Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800: archaeology of country life in colonial Virginia. Orlando: Academic Press. ISBN   0-12-403480-2.
• Pilcher, J. R.; et al. (1984). "A 7,272-year tree-ring chronology for western Europe". Nature . 312 (5990): 150–152. Bibcode:1984Natur.312..150P. doi:10.1038/312150a0. S2CID   4341922.

Finds

• July - Pirate ship Whydah Gally (wrecked off Cape Cod in 1717) discovery announced.
• August 1 - Lindow Man is found in Lindow Moss in north west England by peat cutters. ^[3]
• September - 1928 Scania truck (sunk 1936) located in Fryken, Sweden.
• November - Commerce raider CSS Alabama (sunk off Cherbourg peninsula in 1864) is found by the French Navy. ^[4]
• Turkana Boy is found in Kenya by team led by Richard Leakey.

Events

• April - Jorvik Viking Centre opens in York, England. ^[5]

Deaths

• February 28: Taha Baqir, Iraqi archaeologist (born 1912)
• April 5: Giuseppe Tucci, Italian Orientalist (born 1894)

References

1. "Slapton Sands Tank". Submerged. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
2. Pulak, Cemal. "The Late Bronze Age Shipwreck at Uluburun". Ancient Cyprus Web Project. Archived from the original on 2001-07-08. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
3. Long, Chris (2014-08-03). "Lindow Man: Gruesome discovery who became 'international celebrity'". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
4. "Alabama". CERES. 2005. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
5. "Looking back over 30 years of the Jorvik Viking Centre". York Press. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.