1984 in archaeology

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The year 1984 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• Ian Graham makes first scientific examination and map of Maya site of Cival.

Excavations

• Hengistbury Head, by Barry Cunliffe, is completed (begun in 1979).
• Khok Phanom Di, by Charles Higham (1984-85).
• July - Uluburun shipwreck, by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology under George Bass, begun (continues until 1994).

Publications

• Bradley, Richard. The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain: themes and variations in the archaeology of power. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-49163-0.
• Harding, A. F. The Mycenaeans and Europe. London: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-324760-8.
• Kelso, William M. Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800: archaeology of country life in colonial Virginia. Orlando: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-403480-2.
• Pilcher, J. R.; et al. "A 7,272-year tree-ring chronology for western Europe". Nature. 312 (5990): 150–152. doi:10.1038/312150a0.

Finds

• July - Pirate ship Whydah Gally (wrecked off Cape Cod in 1717) discovery announced.
• August 1 - Lindow Man is found in Lindow Moss in north west England by peat cutters.
• September - 1928 Scania truck (sunk 1936) located in Fryken, Sweden.
• November - Commerce raider CSS Alabama (sunk off Cherbourg in 1864) is found by the French Navy.
• Turkana Boy is found in Kenya by team led by Richard Leakey.

Events

• April - Jorvik Viking Centre opens in York, England.

Deaths

• April 5: Giuseppe Tucci, Italian Orientalist (born 1894)