1956 CE in archaeology Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

Explorations

Excavations

• Large University of Pennsylvania project at Tikal begins

Jump to: navigation, search The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Tikal is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization. ...

Publications

• Documents in Mycenaean Greek by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick; documenting decypherment of Linear B

Michael Ventris (July 12, 1922–September 6, 1956) was an English architect and classical scholar, who along with John Chadwick was responsible for the decipherment of Linear B. At the beginning of the 20th century, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans began excavating Knossos, an ancient city located on the island of... John Chadwick (21 May 1920 - 24 November 1998) was a British linguist and classical scholar most famous for his role in deciphering Linear B along with Michael Ventris. ... Linear B script sample Linear B is the script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of the Greek language. ...

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

Deaths

• 6 June: Hiram Bingham III, rediscoverer of Machu Picchu
• 6 September: Michael Ventris, co-decypherer of Liniar B

Jump to: navigation, search June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Hiram Bingham III, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, served as Governor of Connecticut and United States Senator. ... Jump to: navigation, search View of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu (Quechua: Old Mountain; sometimes called the Lost City of the Incas) is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge, at an elevation of about 2,350 m (7,710 ft) Machu Picchu is located... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Michael Ventris (July 12, 1922–September 6, 1956) was an English architect and classical scholar, who along with John Chadwick was responsible for the decipherment of Linear B. At the beginning of the 20th century, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans began excavating Knossos, an ancient city located on the island of...

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1955 in archaeology
• 1957 in archaeology