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1983 in archaeology
Summary
The
year 1983 in
archaeology
involved some significant events.
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1973
1974
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In science
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Art
Archaeology
Architecture
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Science
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Explorations
edit
Laconia Survey begins (joint British–Dutch project); continues to 1989.
Excavations
edit
Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
,
Zhao Mo
, Emperor Wen of
Nanyue
(d. 122 BCE), discovered under Elephant Hill in
Guangzhou
, China, and excavation by
Mai Yinghao
and
Huang Zhanyue
begins.
Tell Qarqur
in Syria, by an American team, is begun.
Hengistbury Head
, by
Barry Cunliffe
, is continued (begun in
1979
).
Boxgrove Quarry
, by Mark Roberts of
University College London
, is begun (continues to 1996).
Excavation of the
Sima de los Huesos
(Pit of Bones) at the
archaeological site of Atapuerca
in northern Spain begins.
Abric Romani cave near
Capellades
in
Catalonia
is begun.
Publications
edit
Christopher Chippindale
-
Stonehenge Complete
.
R. C. Gaur -
Excavations at Atranjikhera: early civilization of the Upper Ganga Basin
.
Finds
edit
May 13 -
Lindow Woman
discovered at
Lindow Moss
in north west England by peat cutters.
[1]
First
Ayn Ghazal statues
found in
Jordan
.
Zhangjiashan Han bamboo texts
, including the
Book on Numbers and Computation
, from tomb M247 at Mount Zhangjia in central China.
Kitora Tomb
discovered at
Asuka, Nara
,
Japan
.
16th century
turkey
bones in
Exeter
, England, subsequently identified as from one of the earliest of the birds in Britain.
[2]
Gloucester tabula set
in England.
A multi-tablet collection of literature in the
Hurrian language
with a
Hittite
translation is discovered at
Hattusa
in Turkey.
Events
edit
British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
is formed.
Births
edit
Deaths
edit
Joan du Plat Taylor
, British pioneer of
maritime archaeology
(b.
1906
)
References
edit
^
"Unearthing the living dead".
The M&G Online
. 9 April 1998
. Retrieved
2017-06-05
.
^
"Exeter bones could be from first turkey dinners".
BBC News
. 2017-12-19
. Retrieved
2017-12-21
.