1980 in archaeology

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1780s . 1790s in archaeology . 1800

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Excavations

• Aëtos Hill, Menelaion Ridge, Laconia, Greece, takes place under H. W. Catling.
• San Vincenzo al Volturno by the British School of Archaeology at Rome begin (continue to 1986).
• Ain Dara temple, Syria; continues until 1985.

Finds

• 17 February - Derrynaflan Chalice in the south of Ireland.
• August - Wreck of the Breadalbane in the Northwest Passage.
• Wreck of the paddle steamer Eric Nordevall in Vättern in Sweden.

Publications

• W. A. McCutcheon - The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. ISBN 0-337-08154-9.

Miscellaneous

• Riace bronzes are put on view.
• 19 December - Chaco Canyon National Monument is renamed Chaco Culture National Historical Park with 13,000 acres (53 km²) added. The Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Site program is created to protect Chacoan sites.

Deaths

• January 2: Rhys Carpenter, American Classical art historian (b. 1889)
• September 8
  • Willard Libby, American physical chemist, key developer of radiocarbon dating (b. 1908)
  • Keith Muckelroy, British maritime archaeologist, in diving accident (b. 1951)
• November 16: Don Crabtree, American experimental archaeologist (b. 1912)
• André Parrot, French archaeologist of the Near East (b. 1901)

See also

• Pompeii