Overview of the events of 1977 in archaeology
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The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
- Mario Pino and Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile
- Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin.
- Initial excavations take place at Daepyeong, a large Mumun Pottery Period (c. 1500-300 BC) settlement in Korea.
Finds
- Tomb of Philip II of Macedon with a Vergina Sun is found at Vergina in Greece by Manolis Andronikos.
- Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is found in China.
- The Lion of Al-lāt is found in Palmyra by Polish archeologists.
Publications
- Mark Nathan Cohen - The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture (New Haven: Yale University Press)
- Bruce Robertson - Aviation Archaeology: a Collector's Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).
- Stanley South - Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology and Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (editor)
Events
- Stones at Stonehenge are fenced off to stop vandalism.
Deaths
- George Willmot, British archaeologist and former curator of the Yorkshire Museum (b. 1908)
References
- "Tomb of Philip II of Macedon Is Found in Northern Greece". The New York Times. 25 November 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- Baumhoff, M. A. (1977). "Review of The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture". Agricultural History: 770–772. JSTOR 3741761.
- "Aviation archaeology : a collectors guide to aeronautical relics". National Library of Australia. 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs". Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 125–133.