1975 in archaeology Jump to: navigation, search 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

Explorations

Excavations

• Five year project at Quiriguá begins, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, the National Geographic Society, and the government of Guatemala.

Quiriguá is an ancient Maya site in the Izabal department of Guatemala. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Flag of the National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society was founded in the United States on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

Finds

• Cacaxtla murals

The Gran Basamento, protected by its sheet-metal roof Cacaxtla is an archaeological site located in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, at 19°18′ N 98°20′ W. History View over the top of the Gran Basamento Cacaxtla is believed to have been the capital of a nation of Olmec...

Publications

Births

Deaths

• 9 September - J. Eric S. Thompson, archaeologist, student of the Maya civilization

Jump to: navigation, search September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... John Eric Sidney Thompson (31 December 1898 - 9 September 1975) was an English archeologist and epigrapher, perhaps the most eminent student of pre-Columbian Maya civilization of the mid 20th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Maya are people of southern Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador) with some 3,000 years of history. ...

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1974 in archaeology
• 1976 in archaeology