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Encyclopedia > 1908 in archaeology

1908 in archaeology 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

Stela at Seibal, photographed by Teoberto Maler, as published in 1908.
Stela at Seibal, photographed by Teoberto Maler, as published in 1908.

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Sculpture at Seibal, as published by Teoberto Maler, 1908 This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Sculpture at Seibal, as published by Teoberto Maler, 1908 This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Seibal (sometimes rendered as Ceibal) is a ruined site of the Maya civilization located in the south of the Peten department of Guatemala. ... Teoberto Maler or Teobert Maler (12 January 1842 – 22 November 1917) was an explorer who devoted his energies to documenting the ruins of the Maya civilization. ...


Explorations

Excavations

  • At Avebury by Harold St George Gray

Avebury is the site of an enormous henge and stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire, surrounding a village of the same name. ...

Publications

Finds

Venus of Willendorf The Venus of Willendorf, also known as the Woman of Willendorf, is a 11. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... The Phaistos Disc (Phaestos Disc, Festos Disc) is a curious archaeological find, most likely dating from about 1700 BC. Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture, remain disputed, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology. ...

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American chemist, famous for his role in the development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionised archaeology. ... Radiocarbon dating is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring isotope carbon-14 to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to ca. ...

Deaths

Frank Calvert (1828 – 1908) was an English expatriate who was a consular official in the eastern Mediterranean region and an amateur archaeologist. ...

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