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Below are notable events in [[archaeology]] that occurred in [[1943]]. |
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==Explorations== |
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==Excavations== |
==Excavations== |
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==Finds== |
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* May 20 - [[Luttra Woman]], a skeletonised early [[Neolithic]] [[bog body]], is found in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falkoping.se/falbygdens-museum/upptack-falbygden/historien-om-hallonflickan|title=Historien om Hallonflickan|trans-title=Story of the Raspberry Girl|lang=sv|access-date=2023-01-23|first=Cecilia|last=Jensen|publisher=Falbygdens Museum|year=2021|archive-date=2022-08-26|location=[[Falköping]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826223842/https://www.falkoping.se/falbygdens-museum/upptack-falbygden/historien-om-hallonflickan|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* First finds of [[Gaudo culture]] in [[Campania]]. |
* First finds of [[Gaudo culture]] in [[Campania]]. |
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* Cache of late-medieval wax [[votive image]]s at [[Exeter Cathedral]] in England.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Ursula M.|last=Radford|title=The Wax Images Found in Exeter Cathedral|journal=[[Antiquaries Journal]]|volume=29|year=1949|issue=3–4 |pages=164–8|doi=10.1017/S0003581500017273 |s2cid=161597476 }}</ref> |
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* "Greta", a skull found in the midlands of England, is believed to be the oldest in Britain, dated to 14,000 years BP, until redated to the late 11th century CE in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disturbing update on ancient skull found in Burton|url=https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/burton-news/disturbing-update-ancient-skull-found-6113583|work=StaffordshireLive|first1=Mike|last1=Lockley|first2=Helen|last2=Kreft|date=2021-10-31|accessdate=2021-12-21}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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==Miscellaneous== |
==Miscellaneous== |
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* The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] purchases [[Avebury]] from [[Alexander Keiller (archaeologist)|Alexander Keiller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/visit/venues/national-trust-avebury-manor-4918|title=National Trust, Avebury Manor|website=[[Art UK]]|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> |
* The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] purchases [[Avebury]] from [[Alexander Keiller (archaeologist)|Alexander Keiller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/visit/venues/national-trust-avebury-manor-4918|title=National Trust, Avebury Manor|website=[[Art UK]]|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> |
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* November - [[Max von Oppenheim]]'s private archaeological museum in [[Berlin]] is destroyed by bombing.<ref>{{cite |
* November - [[Max von Oppenheim]]'s private archaeological museum in [[Berlin]] is destroyed by bombing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12308854|title=Berlin's Pergamon Museum exhibits Tell Halaf statues|work=BBC News |date=29 January 2011 |accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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* July 2 - [[Peter Woodman]], Irish archaeologist (d. [[2017 in archaeology|2017]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Woodman—an Obituary|url=http://archaeologyireland.ie/2017/03/20/130/|website=Archaeology Ireland|accessdate=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024015414/http://archaeologyireland.ie/2017/03/20/130/|archive-date=2017-10-24| |
* July 2 - [[Peter Woodman]], Irish archaeologist (d. [[2017 in archaeology|2017]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Woodman—an Obituary|url=http://archaeologyireland.ie/2017/03/20/130/|website=Archaeology Ireland|accessdate=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024015414/http://archaeologyireland.ie/2017/03/20/130/|archive-date=2017-10-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* July 20 - [[Gordon Hillman]], British archaeobotanist (d. [[2018 in archaeology|2018]])<ref>{{cite |
* July 20 - [[Gordon Hillman]], British archaeobotanist (d. [[2018 in archaeology|2018]])<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones |first1=Martin |title=Gordon Hillman obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/23/gordon-hillman-obituary |work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|accessdate=3 August 2018 |language=en |date=23 July 2018}}</ref> |
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* December 17 - [[Heidemarie Koch]], German Iranologist (d. [[2022 in archaeology|2022]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkeolojikhaber.com/haber-alman-sanat-tarihcisi-profesor-heidemarie-koch-hayatini-kaybetti-32989/|title=Alman Sanat Tarihçisi Profesör Heidemarie Koch hayatını kaybetti|website=arkeolojikhaber.com|date=2022-01-28|language=fa|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref> |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1943.
Excavations
[edit]- Excavations at Olmec site of La Venta by Matthew Stirling end.
- Start of excavations at El Tajín by José Garcia Payon.
- Start of excavations at Hassuna by a team from the Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities led by Seton Lloyd (continue to 1945).
Publications
[edit]- Christopher and Jacquetta Hawkes - Prehistoric Britain.
Finds
[edit]- May 20 - Luttra Woman, a skeletonised early Neolithic bog body, is found in Sweden.[1]
- First finds of Gaudo culture in Campania.
- Cache of late-medieval wax votive images at Exeter Cathedral in England.[2]
- "Greta", a skull found in the midlands of England, is believed to be the oldest in Britain, dated to 14,000 years BP, until redated to the late 11th century CE in 2021.[3]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- The National Trust purchases Avebury from Alexander Keiller.[4]
- November - Max von Oppenheim's private archaeological museum in Berlin is destroyed by bombing.[5]
Births
[edit]- July 2 - Peter Woodman, Irish archaeologist (d. 2017)[6]
- July 20 - Gordon Hillman, British archaeobotanist (d. 2018)[7]
- December 17 - Heidemarie Koch, German Iranologist (d. 2022)[8]
Deaths
[edit]- April 7 - Auguste Audollent, French historian, archaeologist and Latin epigrapher (b. 1864)
- September 5 - Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist (b. 1869)
- October 26 - Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British Central Asian archaeologist (b. 1862)
References
[edit]- ^ Jensen, Cecilia (2021). "Historien om Hallonflickan" [Story of the Raspberry Girl] (in Swedish). Falköping: Falbygdens Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ Radford, Ursula M. (1949). "The Wax Images Found in Exeter Cathedral". Antiquaries Journal. 29 (3–4): 164–8. doi:10.1017/S0003581500017273. S2CID 161597476.
- ^ Lockley, Mike; Kreft, Helen (2021-10-31). "Disturbing update on ancient skull found in Burton". StaffordshireLive. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "National Trust, Avebury Manor". Art UK. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Berlin's Pergamon Museum exhibits Tell Halaf statues". BBC News. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Peter Woodman—an Obituary". Archaeology Ireland. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Jones, Martin (23 July 2018). "Gordon Hillman obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Alman Sanat Tarihçisi Profesör Heidemarie Koch hayatını kaybetti". arkeolojikhaber.com (in Persian). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-28.