Overview of the events of 1940 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1940.
Explorations
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Excavations
- Start of excavations at Tell Uqair by Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities (Seton Lloyd, Taha Baqir and Fuad Safar).
- Start of excavations at Ahichatra.
- Start of excavations in the Vatican Necropolis.
- Excavations at Brahmagiri by M. H. Krishna of the Mysore state Archaeological Department.
Publications
- Gisela M. A. Richter - Handbook of the Etruscan Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Finds
- September 12 - Lascaux caves. Painted c. 15,000 BC - 13,000 BC. Closed to the public in 1963.
- After ten-year expedition at Tanis, "Silver Pharaoh" tomb uncovered by Pierre Montet. It is the first ever intact tomb found.
- Ferriby Boat 2 discovered by Ted Wright.
- Balline Hoard in Ireland.
Awards
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Miscellaneous
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Births
- October 14 - Ruth Tringham, Neolithic household and feminist archaeologist.
Deaths
- February 26 - John Lamplugh Kirk, British archaeologist, collector and museum curator (b. 1869)
- April 25 - Wilhelm Dörpfeld, German archaeologist of Troy (b. 1853)
- June 27 - Harry Burton, English archaeological photographer, known for his photos of the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (b. 1879).
See also
References
- "Bronze Age boat 'oldest in Europe'". news.bbc.co.uk. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- Balter, Michael (16 June 2016). The Goddess and the Bull: Çatalhöyük: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization. Routledge. p. 222. ISBN 9781315418407.
- "Wilhelm Dorpfeld - German archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2017.