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1978 in archaeology Jump to: navigation, search 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

1 Explorations
2 Excavations
3 Finds
4 Publications
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths
8 See also

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Bactrian Gold hoard

The Tillya Tepe (Golden Hill) Bactrian Gold hoard is a collection of about 20,600 gold ornaments that was found in six burial mounds near Shibarghan, in the northern Afghanistan province of Jozjan, and was excavated in 1978 by a team led by the Greek-Russian archaeologist Victor Sariyannidis, a...

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Theban Mapping Project established

The goal of the Theban Mapping Project is to create a masterplan of the Valley of the Kings and Thebes in general. ...

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Categories: 1978 | Years in archaeology The following entries cover events related to the study of archaeology which occurred in the listed year. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1979 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Hengistbury Head by Barry Cunliffe (continues to 1984) Finds Publications Births Deaths 25 August: Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, discoverer of the tomb of Pacal the Great at Palenque See also List of years in archaeology 1978 in archaeology 1980 in archaeology Categories...

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Bible Archaeology (794 words)
	Bible Archaeology often begins with the early cities of Abraham and the Patriarchs.
	Archaeology has now confirmed the location of this fortified city of walls and towers that guarded entry to the land of Canaan from the east.
	The ancient city of Jerusalem, dating to the time of King David's initial conquest, was discovered and excavated between 1978 and 1985.

Bibliography of Alaskan Archaeology (1492 words)
	1978 Archaeology on the Alaska Peninsula: the Ugashik Drainage, 1973-1975.
	Schoenberg, Kenneth M. 1979 A Re-evaluation of the Archaeology of the Utukok River, Alaska.
	1950 Archaeology and Ecology of the Arctic Slope of Alaska.

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