1987_in_archaeology Knowpia

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The year 1987 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations edit

Amnya complex (from 6100 BCE) found and first ecavated in Siberia.
Wreck of SS Elbe (1881) (sank 1895) located and excavated off the coast of the Netherlands.
Gaziantep Museum excavations at Zeugma.

June 20 - Arkaim in Southern Ural.^[1]
Hoards from Milton Keynes and surrounding area of Buckinghamshire, England: coins from Little Brickhill and Walton.
Skeleton of a woman dating from over 4,250 years ago found in Achavanich, a megalithic structure in Caithness, Scotland.^[2]
Dufuna canoe, the oldest known boat outside Europe, found in Nigeria.

Harding, A. F (1987). Henge Monuments and Related Sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. BAR British series. Oxford: BAR. ISBN 0-86054-470-2.
Renfrew, Colin (1988). Archaeology and Language: the puzzle of Indo-European origins. London: Cape. ISBN 0-224-02495-7.
Merrifield, Ralph (1987). The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic. London: Guild Publishing. ISBN 0-7134-4870-9.

^ Shnirelman, Victor A. (1998). "Archaeology and ethnic politics: the discovery of Arkaim". Museum International. 50 (2). UNESCO; Blackwell Publishers: 33–39. doi:10.1111/1468-0033.00146. ISSN 1350-0775.
^ McKenzie, Steven (3 December 2018). "Giving life to 4,000-year-old Ava". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Patin, Thomas (2012). Observation Points: The Visual Poetics of National Parks. U of Minnesota Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780816651450.
^ "Women in Old World Archaeology". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 30 May 2017.