1977_in_archaeology Knowpia

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The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations edit

Mario Pino and Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile
Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin.
Initial excavations take place at Daepyeong, a large Mumun Pottery Period (c. 1500-300 BC) settlement in Korea.

Tomb of Philip II of Macedon with a Vergina Sun is found at Vergina in Greece by Manolis Andronikos.^[1]
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is found in China.
The Lion of Al-lāt is found in Palmyra by Polish archeologists.

Mark Nathan Cohen - The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture (New Haven: Yale University Press)^[2]
Bruce Robertson - Aviation Archaeology: a Collector's Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).^[3]
Stanley South - Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology and Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (editor)

^ "Tomb of Philip II of Macedon Is Found in Northern Greece". The New York Times. 25 November 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ Baumhoff, M. A. (1977). "Review of The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture". Agricultural History: 770–772. JSTOR 3741761.
^ "Aviation archaeology : a collectors guide to aeronautical relics". National Library of Australia. 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs". Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 125–133.