1954 in archaeology
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The year 1954 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- Mixco Viejo, Guatemala Musée d'Homme project under the direction of Henri Lehmann starts (continues through 1967).
- Neolithic-era site of Ashkelon discovered and excavated by French archaeologist Jean Perrot.
- Excavations at Beycesultan by Seton Lloyd of the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara begin (continue to 1959).
- Excavations at Filitosa, Corsica, begin.
- Excavations at Nagarjunakonda by the Archaeological Survey of India begin (continue to 1960).
- Excavations at Nevasa, Maharashtra, begin (continue to 1956).
[edit] Finds
- Temple of Mithras, London discovered by W. F. Grimes.
- Khufu ship discovered in Giza pyramid complex by Kamal el-Mallakh.
- Cape Gelidonya shipwreck discovered.
[edit] Publications
- Maurice Beresford - The Lost Villages of England.
- R. Allen Brown - English Medieval Castles.
- Grahame Clark - Excavations at Star Carr, an early Mesolithic site at Seamer near Scarborough, Yorkshire.
- V. E. Nash-Williams - The Roman Frontier in Wales.
- Stuart Piggott - The Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles: a study of the stone-using agricultural communities of Britain in the second millennium B.C.
[edit] Births
- July 1: William Rathje, archaeologist, garbologist
