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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1946.
Explorations
[edit]- Maria Reiche begins to map the Nazca Lines.
- Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov investigates the burial site of Yuri Dolgorukiy (d. 1157) at the Church of the Saviour at Berestove in Ukraine but no remains are found.
Excavations
[edit]- Ferriby Boats 1 and 2 excavated in England.
- Three-year excavation of Eridu by Fuad Safar and Seton Lloyd of the Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities and Heritage begins.
Publications
[edit]- November - Agatha Christie Mallowan, Come, Tell Me How You Live.
Finds
[edit]- Lacandon Maya lead photographer/explorer Giles Healey to Bonampak, the first time it is known to have been visited by a non-Mayan.
- Filitosa, Corsica, discovered.
Awards
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Miscellaneous
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Births
[edit]- July 1 - Mick Aston, English archaeologist best known for his work on Time Team (died 2013)[1]
- August 12 - Bryony Coles, née Orme, English prehistoric landscape archaeologist
- December 29 - Ruth Shady, Peruvian archaeologist
Deaths
[edit]- November 17 - Max von Oppenheim, German Near Eastern archaeologist (born 1860)
References
[edit]- ^ Dyer, Christopher (2013-06-25). "Mick Aston obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2017-03-12.