Overview of the events of 1967 in archaeology
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The year 1967 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- June 12 - New England Textile Mills Survey commenced by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
- July–September - Provo Brickyard Turbine House, Provo, Utah, recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Excavations
- The first treasure from the Spanish Armada wreck Girona is recovered off Northern Ireland.
- Excavations at Tel Arad by Yohanan Aharoni end (began 1962).
Publications
- Post-medieval archaeology: the journal of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology first published
Finds
- May 20 - Hoard of denarii found at Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire, England.
- Dholavira site is discovered by Shri Jagatpati Joshi.
- Akrotiri (prehistoric city) is discovered.
Events
- January 6 - The Society for Historical Archaeology is founded in the United States.
- November 3–5 - The theory and practice of industrial archaeology: the Bath Conference on Industrial archaeology.
Births
- February 21 - Neil Oliver, Scottish-born archaeologist and television presenter
Deaths
References
- Tarlow, Sarah; West, Susie (2002). Familiar Past?: Archaeologies of Later Historical Britain. Routledge. p. 283. ISBN 9781134660346.
- South, Stanley (2013). Pioneers in Historical Archaeology: Breaking New Ground. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 7. ISBN 9781489909558.