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1957 in archaeology
The
year 1957 in
archaeology
involved some significant events.
Explorations
Minaret of Jam
site in Afghanistan surveyed by André Maricq,
Gaston Wiet
and Ahmed Ali Kohzad.
Excavations
August–September -
Chestnuts Long Barrow
, one of the
Medway Megaliths
in south-east England.
So-called 'mound of
Midas
', the Great
Tumulus
near
Gordium
.
Monastic cell
on
Iona
believed to belong to
Columba
, by
Charles Thomas
.
1957–1960 -
James Mellaart
at
Hacilar
.
1957–1961 -
Ralph Solecki
at
Shanidar
,
Iraq
.
Publications
Medieval Archaeology
the journal of the
Society for Medieval Archaeology
first published.
Finds
January - Relics of off
Pitcairn Island
by
Luis Marden
.
Right arm of
Laocoön and His Sons
Sperlonga sculptures
.
Ban Chiang
.
Maine penny
.
Miscellaneous
Society for Medieval Archaeology
established in the United Kingdom.
Births
October 21 -
Julian Cope
,
English
post-punk singer-songwriter and
antiquarian
November 28 -
Judith McKenzie
, Australian archaeologist (d.
2019
)
Deaths
May 12 -
J. F. S. Stone
, British
archaeologist
. (b.
1891
)
October 19 -
V. Gordon Childe
, Australian prehistorian of Europe (b.
1892
)
November 9 -
Alan Wace
, English Classical archaeologist (b.
1879
)
November 28 -
O. G. S. Crawford
,
British
archaeologist (b.
1866
)
Grace Mary Crowfoot
, English textile archaeologist (b. 1879)
References