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The year 1979 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Tillya Tepe surveyed by a Soviet-Afghan mission of archaeologists led by Victor Sarianidi.

Excavations

Hengistbury Head by Barry Cunliffe (continues to 1984).

Finds

July - Fossil hominid footprints found at Laetoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leakey.
Wreck of SS Xantho found off Western Australia.^[1]
Wreck of HMS Stirling Castle (1679) found on the Goodwin Sands.
Wreck of English ship Swan (1641) found off the west coast of Scotland.
Wreck of French-built English ship HMS Invincible (1747) found in The Solent.
Burial site related to the 1918 execution of the Romanov family at Yekaterinburg, by Alexander Avdonin.^[2]
Roman fort at Elginhaugh discovered by air-photography.
Black rat bones from about the fifth century AD reported as found in York, the first pre-medieval record in England.^[3]
The prehistoric site of Isernia La Pineta discovered during the construction of a road link of Strada statale 85.

Publications

Aubrey Burl - Prehistoric Avebury.
J. M. Coles and A. F. Harding - The Bronze Age in Europe: an introduction to the prehistory of Europe, c.2000–700 BC.
Kenneth Hudson - World Industrial Archaeology.
A. L. F. Rivet and Colin Smith - The Place-names of Roman Britain.
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History series founded by David Brown, James Campbell, and Sonia Chadwick Hawkes.^[4]

Events

June 2 - Protesters opposed to the building of civic offices on the site of Viking excavations in Wood Quay, Dublin, occupy the area.

Births

February 8 - Stuart Wilson, English archaeologist working in Wales

Deaths

January 15 - Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology, buried at Peking Man site in Zhoukoudian, China (b. 1897)
January 20 - Robert Wauchope, American archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1909)
January 24 - Raissa Calza, Ukrainian-born archaeologist of Ancient Rome, previously ballet dancer (b. 1894)
August 1 - Li Ji, Chinese archaeologist (b. 1896)^[5]
August 25 - Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist, discoverer of the tomb of K'inich Janaab' Pakal at Palenque (b. 1906)
December 14 - Charles McBurney, American-born archaeologist working in Britain (b. 1914)

References

^ "SS Xantho". Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
^ Coble, Michael D. (2011-09-26). "The identification of the Romanovs". Investigative Genetics. 2 (1): 20. doi:10.1186/2041-2223-2-20. PMC 3205009. PMID 21943354.
^ James Rackham, Antiquity 53:112.
^ "Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
^ "Li Chi". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[1] "SS Xantho". Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 2017-04-17.

[2] Coble, Michael D. (2011-09-26). "The identification of the Romanovs". Investigative Genetics. 2 (1): 20. doi:10.1186/2041-2223-2-20. PMC 3205009. PMID 21943354.

[3] James Rackham, Antiquity 53:112.

[4] "Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

[5] "Li Chi". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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 The '''year 1979 in [[archaeology]]''' involved some significant events.
-==Events==
-* June 2 - Protesters opposed to the building of civic offices on the site of [[Viking]] excavations in [[Wood Quay]], [[Dublin]], occupy the area.
 ==Explorations==
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 ==Finds==
 * July - [[Trace fossil|Fossil]] [[Hominidae|hominid]] footprints found at [[Laetoli]], [[Tanzania]], by [[Mary Leakey]].
-* Wreck of [[SS Xantho|SS ''Xantho'']] found off [[Western Australia]].
+* Wreck of {{SS|Xantho}} found off [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SS Xantho|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/broadhurst/ss-xantho|publisher=Western Australian Museum|accessdate=2017-04-17|language=en}}</ref>
+* Wreck of {{HMS|Stirling Castle|1679}} found on the [[Goodwin Sands]].
+* Wreck of [[English ship Swan (1641)|English ship ''Swan'' (1641)]] found off the west coast of [[Scotland]].
+* Wreck of French-built English ship {{HMS|Invincible|1747}} found in [[The Solent]].
+* Burial site related to the 1918 [[execution of the Romanov family]] at [[Yekaterinburg]], by [[Alexander Avdonin]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=The identification of the Romanovs|journal=Investigative Genetics|first=Michael D.|last=Coble|date=2011-09-26|volume=2 |issue=1 |page=20 |doi=10.1186/2041-2223-2-20 |pmid=21943354 |pmc=3205009 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
+* Roman fort at [[Elginhaugh]] discovered by air-photography.
+* [[Black rat]] bones from about the fifth century AD reported as found in [[York]], the first pre-medieval record in England.<ref>James Rackham, ''[[Antiquity (journal)|Antiquity]]'' '''53''':112.</ref>
+* The prehistoric site of Isernia La Pineta discovered during the construction of a road link of Strada statale 85.
 ==Publications==
 * [[Aubrey Burl]] - ''Prehistoric Avebury''.
-* J. M. Coles and A. F. Harding - ''The Bronze Age in Europe: an introduction to the prehistory of Europe, c.2000&ndash;700 BC''.
+* [[John Coles (historian)|J. M. Coles]] and A. F. Harding - ''The Bronze Age in Europe: an introduction to the prehistory of Europe, c.2000&ndash;700 BC''.
 * [[Kenneth Hudson]] - ''World Industrial Archaeology''.
 * A. L. F. Rivet and Colin Smith - ''The Place-names of Roman Britain''.
+* ''Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History'' series founded by David Brown, [[James Campbell (historian)|James Campbell]], and [[Sonia Chadwick Hawkes]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes |language=en-GB |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sonia-chadwick-hawkes-1102025.html |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>
+==Events==
+* June 2 - Protesters opposed to the building of civic offices on the site of [[Viking]] excavations in [[Wood Quay]], [[Dublin]], occupy the area.
 ==Births==
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 * January 15 - [[Yang Zhongjian]], father of [[China|Chinese]] [[vertebrate]] [[paleontology]], buried at [[Peking Man]] site in [[Zhoukoudian]], China (b. [[1897 in archaeology|1897]])
 * January 20 - [[Robert Wauchope (archaeologist)|Robert Wauchope]], [[Americans|American]] archaeologist and anthropologist (b. [[1909 in archaeology|1909]])
-* August 1 - [[Li Ji (archeologist)|Li Ji]], Chinese archaeologist (b. [[1896 in archaeology|1896]])
+* January 24 - [[Raissa Calza]], Ukrainian-born archaeologist of [[Ancient Rome]], previously ballet dancer (b. [[1894 in archaeology|1894]])
+* August 1 - [[Li Ji (archeologist)|Li Ji]], Chinese archaeologist (b. [[1896 in archaeology|1896]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/338559/Li-Chi|title=Li Chi|website=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref>
 * August 25 - [[Alberto Ruz Lhuillier]], [[Mexicans|Mexican]] archaeologist, discoverer of the tomb of [[K'inich Janaab' Pakal]] at [[Palenque]] (b. [[1906 in archaeology|1906]])
-* December 14 - [[Charles McBurney (archaeologist)|Charles McBurney]], [[United States|American]]-born archaeologist working in Britain (died [[1914 in archaeology|1914]])
+* December 14 - [[Charles McBurney (archaeologist)|Charles McBurney]], [[United States|American]]-born archaeologist working in Britain (b. [[1914 in archaeology|1914]])
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:1979 in science|Archaeology]]
 [[Category:1979|Archaeology]]
-[[Category:Years in archaeology]]
+[[Category:Archaeology by year]]