1977 in archaeology
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The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
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[edit] Excavations
- 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.
[edit] Finds
- Tomb of Philip II of Macedon is found at Vergina by Manolis Andronikos.
- Vergina Sun.
[edit] 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 Collectors Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).
[edit] Other events
- Stones at Stonehenge are fenced off.
[edit] Births
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