1964 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1964 in archaeology

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The year 1964 in archaeology involved some significant events.

## Excavations

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* Seibal Harvard University project begins under direction of Gordon R. Willey and A. Ledyard Smith.
* Et-Tell excavations under Joseph Callaway begin (continue through 1970).
* Saqqara excavations under Bryan Emery begin (continue through 1971).
* Pool of Bethesda excavations.
* Snaketown by Emil Haury, with assistance from E. B. Sayles, Erik K. Reed, and Irwin and Julian Hayden.
* Ebla excavations by the University of Rome La Sapienza directed by Paolo Matthiae begin.
* Excavations in Hane, Marquesas Islands, by Yosihiko H. Sinoto begin.
* Tomb of Princess Yongtai excavated in Qianling Mausoleum, China.
* The Missione Archaeologica Italiana a Malta begins excavations at Ras il-Wardija, Gozo, Malta (continues through 1967).
* First full-scale excavation of Roman villa at Oplontis in Italy begins.
* Archaeological site of Atapuerca in Spain directed by Francisco Jordá Cerdá.
* Argentine surveyor and archaeologist Carlos J. Gradin and his team begins the most profound research on Cueva de las Manos in a 30-year-long study of the caves and their art.[1][2]
* Excavation of Tel Arad by Yohanan Aharoni (continues until 1967).

## Finds

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The Finglesham Buckle is on display at the Ashmolean Museum

* Getty Victorious Youth in the sea off Fano.
* The second trove of Qabala treasures in Azerbaijan.
* Mummies on Pichu Pichu in the Peruvian Andes.
* Teeth from Grotta del Cavallo in southern Italy, identified in 2011 as the oldest known remains of European early modern humans.
* Pyrgi Tablets at the site of ancient Pyrgi in Lazio, Italy.
* A buckle depicting a man holding a spear in each hand is discovered at Finglesham Anglo-Saxon cemetery during excavations led by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes.[3]

## Events

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* May 31 – The Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites is adopted by the Second International Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings.
* November 30 – Western Australian Museum Act Amendment Act provides for protection of pre-1900 wrecks in local waters.
* Project to move the Abu Simbel temples to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam begins.

## Publications

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* L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp \- Ancient Ruins and Archaeology.
* Journal of Industrial Archaeology begins publication.

## Awards

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* Ian Richmond knighted.[4]

## Births

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* February – Duan Qingbo, Chinese archaeologist (died 2019)

## Deaths

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## References

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1. ^ Delegación Buenos Aires-MINPRO. "Cueva de las Manos". Cueva de las Manos (in Spanish). Perito Moreno, Argentina. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
2. ^ Schobinger, Juan (2016-12-05). The Ancient Americans: a reference guide to the art, culture, and history of pre-Columbian North and South America. Vol. 1\. Translated by Evans-Corrales, Carys (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 39–44, 57–61, 67 & 70\. doi:10.4324/978131570375. ISBN 978-0-7656-8034-1. OCLC 967392115.
3. ^ Hawkes, Sonia Chadwick; Davidson, H. R. Ellis; Hawkes, Christopher (1965). "The Finglesham Man". Antiquity. 39 (153): 17–32. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00031379. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 163986460.
4. ^ "The Gazette: Official Public Record". The London Gazette. No. 43390\. 24 July 1964. Retrieved 4 June 2017.