1966 in archaeology 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

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• Maya site of Chinkultic Stephan F. de Borhegyi of the Public Museum of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Maya civilization is a historical Mesoamerican civilization, which extended throughout the northern Central American region which includes the present-day states of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras and parts of El Salvador, as well as the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco and the entirety of the Yucatán peninsula. ... Ballcourt marker from Chinkultic. ...

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See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1965 in archaeology
• 1967 in archaeology