2013 in archaeology
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The year 2013 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
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Excavations
- May - Excavations conducted at the Sobibór Museum in Poland unearth an escape tunnel made by victims of the Holocaust in the Sobibor extermination camp.[1]
Finds
- February 4 - DNA evidence confirms that bones found in 2012 at the site of Greyfriars, Leicester, are those of King Richard III of England.[2]
- May - Happisburgh footprints, the oldest hominin footprints outside of Africa, dating to more than 800,000 years ago, are discovered on the beach at Happisburgh, Norfolk, England.[3]
- June - Chactún, a Mayan ruin, is discovered in Campeche, Mexico.[4]
- August - A 500-kg bronze statue of Apollo is found by the Palestinian fisherman Joudat Ghrab.[5] Dated between the 5th and the 1st century BC, the statue was later seized by Hamas officials after it briefly appeared on eBay.[5]
Publications
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Miscellaneous
- A wreck found off the coast of modern-day Sweden is identified as the Danish flagship Gribshunden (sank 1495).[6]
Deaths
- 24 June: Mick Aston (born 1946), English archaeologist notable for his work with Time Team
See also
References
- ^ "Próba ucieczki z obozu zagłady. Odkryli nieznany tunel w Sobiborze". Wiadomości lokalne. Gazeta Wyborcza. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king". BBC News. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Ghosh, Pallab. "Earliest footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk". BBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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- ^ a b "'Priceless' bronze statue of Greek god Apollo found in Gaza Strip". Guardian. Retrieved 12 Feb 2014.
- ^ Warming, Rolf (2015-07-01). "Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations". Combat Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-21.