1951 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1951 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1951.

## Excavations

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* c. January - Old Furnace, Coalbrookdale, England.[1]
* Awwam temple near Ma'rib in Yemen, by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man (continues to 1952).
* Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in North Yorkshire, by Mortimer Wheeler (continues to 1952).
* Hod Hill in Dorset, by Ian Richmond for the British Museum (continues to 1958).
* Tasghîmût fortress in Morocco, by Charles Allain and Jacques Meunié.[2]
* Excavation of Chogha Zanbil in Iran by Roman Ghirshman begins.

## Explorations

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* 1951–1952 - British Academy Middle Nile Expedition in Sudan led by O. G. S. Crawford.

## Finds

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* May 12 - Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland.

## Events

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* July - The term "Industrial archaeology" is first used in print in Britain.[3]
* The Durrës Archaeological Museum is established in Durrës, Albania.[4]

## Publications

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* Social Evolution, by V. Gordon Childe (1892-1957), Australian-born archaeologist.
* The Prehistory of Wales, by W. F. Grimes (1905-1988), Welsh archaeologist.
* A Land, by Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), British archaeologist.

## Births

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* Keith Muckelroy, British maritime archaeologist (d. 1980)

## Deaths

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* February 28 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist (b. 1869)

## References

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1. ^ Darby, Michael S. (2010). "Ironworks to museum". In Belford, Paul; et al. (eds.). Footprints of Industry. Oxford: Archaeopress. pp. 3–15\. ISBN 978-1-4073-0727-5.
2. ^ Allain, Charles; Meunié, Jacques (1951). "Recherches archéologiques au Tasghimout au Mesfouai". Hespéris (in French). 38: 381–405.
3. ^ Rix, Michael (July 1951). "Birmingham". History Today. 1 (7). London: 59.
4. ^ "Archaeological Museum , Durrës". albania.al. Retrieved 3 January 2018.[permanent dead link]

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