The year 1955 in archaeology involved some significant events. The following entries cover events related to the study of archaeology which occurred in the listed year. ... The table of years in archaeology is a tabular display of all years in archaeology, for overview and quick navigation to any year. ... 1945 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Publications Finds Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths 5 May - Edgar James Banks See also List of years in archaeology 1944 in archaeology 1946 in archaeology Categories: | ... 1946 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Publications Finds Lacandon Maya lead photographer/explorer Giles Healey to Bonampak Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1945 in archaeology 1947 in archaeology Categories: 1946 | Years in archaeology ... 1947 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Stuart Piggott begins excavations at Cairnpapple Hill in Scotland Publications Finds Awards Miscellaneous Births 28 May: Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist Deaths Julio C. Tello, Peruvian archaeologist See also List of years in archaeology 1946 in archaeology 1948 in archaeology Categories: 1947 | Years in archaeology ... 1948 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Excavations at Nippur sponsored by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago begin directed by Richard C. Haines Publications Finds Therizinosaurus is discovered in Mongolia and was thought to be a very large turtle for several years. ... 1949 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Alberto Ruz Lhuillier begins excavations of the Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque Finds Publications Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1948 in archaeology 1950 in archaeology Categories: 1949 | Years in archaeology ... 1950 in archaeology. ... 1951 in archaeology. ... The year 1952 in archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below. ... 1953 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Finds Events 21 November: Piltdown Man shown to be a hoax Publications Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1952 in archaeology 1954 in archaeology Categories: 1953 | Years in archaeology ... 1954 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Mixco Viejo, Guatemala Musée dHomme project under the direction of Henri Lehmann starts (continues through 1967) Finds Publications Births 1 July: William Rathje, archaeologist, garbologist Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1953 in archaeology 1955 in archaeology Categories: 1954 | Years in... 1956 CE in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Large University of Pennsylvania project at Tikal begins Publications Documents in Mycenaean Greek by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick; documenting decypherment of Linear B Finds Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths 6 June: Hiram Bingham III, rediscoverer of Machu Picchu 6 September: Michael Ventris, co-decypherer... The year 1957 in archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below. ... 1958 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Maya site of Dzibilchaltun, National Geographic Society project under E. Wyllys Andrews IV Excavation project at Sardis by Harvard University and Cornell University begins Finds Workshop of Phidias at Olympia Çatalhöyük Publications The Decypherment of Linear B by John Chadwick Births Deaths 17... 1959 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Publications Finds Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey find Paranthropus (originally designated Zinjanthropus) in Olduvai Gorge Arlington Springs Woman found by Phil C. Orr on Santa Rosa Island, California Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1958 in archaeology 1960 in archaeology... 1960 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex, by Barry Cunliffe Publications Finds Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad find apparent Viking site at LAnse aux Meadows Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths Karel Absolon, Czech archaeologist Leonard Woolley, British archaeologist See also List of years in archaeology 1959... 1961 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad begin excavation of Viking artifacts at LAnse aux Meadows, first archaeologically confirmed evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact INAH project dredjes artifacts from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza Start of excavations at Çatalhöyük by... 1962 in archaeology // Explorations Ian Graham makes first map of Maya site of El Mirador Excavations Publications Finds Neolithic remains at Jiahu discovered by Zhu Zhi Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1961 in archaeology 1963 in archaeology Categories: 1962 | Years in archaeology ... 1963 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Publications Finds Warrior of Hirschlanden Hal Ball spots Maya site of Altun Ha from the air Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths Frans Blom, Mayanist See also List of years in archaeology 1962 in archaeology 1964 in archaeology Categories: 1963 | Years... 1964 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Seibal Harvard University project begins under direction of Gordon R. Willey and A. Ledyard Smith. ... 1965 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Start of 5 year project of excavations and restorations at Altun Ha lead by Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum Publications Finds Awards Miscellaneous Births Deaths See also List of years in archaeology 1964 in archaeology 1966 in archaeology Categories: 1965 | Years in... See also: Other events of 1952 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1953 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1954 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1955 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1956 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1957 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1958 List of years in science . ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... See also: 1954 in art - Other events of 1955 - 1956 in art - List of years in art Exhibitions January 1955 was the opening of the Family of Man exhibition at MOMA NYC. Births January 21 - Jeff Koons, kitsch artist March 14 - Beverly K. Effinger, painter Alexander Sokolov, sculptor Deaths August... See also: 1954 in architecture, other events of 1955, 1956 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1954 in literature, other events of 1955, 1956 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... See also: Other events of 1955 List of years in science . ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This July 2007 does not cite any references or sources. ...

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