1940 in archaeology

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1780s . 1790s in archaeology . 1800

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Excavations

• Start of excavations at Tell Uqair by Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities (Seton Lloyd, Taha Baqir and Fuad Safar).
• Start of excavations at Ahichatra.
• Excavations at Brahmagiri by M. H. Krishna of the Mysore state Archaeological Department.

Publications

• Gisela M. A. Richter - Handbook of the Etruscan Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

Finds

• 12 September: Lascaux caves. Painted c. 15,000 BC - 13,000 BC. Closed to the public in 1963.
• After ten year expedition at Tanis, "Silver Pharaoh" tomb uncovered by Pierre Montet. It is the first intact tomb ever found.
• Ferriby Boat 2 discovered by Ted Wright.
• Balline Hoard.

Deaths

• Wilhelm Dörpfeld, archaeologist of Troy

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1939 in archaeology
• 1941 in archaeology