• Source: 1957 in archaeology

The year 1957 in archaeology involved some significant events.




Explorations


Minaret of Jam site in Afghanistan surveyed by André Maricq, Gaston Wiet and Ahmed Ali Kohzad.




Excavations


August–September - Chestnuts Long Barrow, one of the Medway Megaliths in south-east England.
So-called 'mound of Midas', the Great Tumulus near Gordium.
Monastic cell on Iona believed to belong to Columba, by Charles Thomas.
1957–1960 - James Mellaart at Hacilar.
1957–1961 - Ralph Solecki at Shanidar, Iraq.




Publications


Medieval Archaeology the journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology first published.




Finds


January - Relics of HMS Bounty off Pitcairn Island by Luis Marden.
Right arm of Laocoön and his Sons.
Sperlonga sculptures.
Ban Chiang.
Maine penny.




Awards






Miscellaneous


Society for Medieval Archaeology established in the United Kingdom.




Births


October 21 - Julian Cope, English post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian
November 28 - Judith McKenzie, Australian archaeologist (d. 2019)




Deaths


May 12 - J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist. (b. 1891)
October 19 - V. Gordon Childe, Australian prehistorian of Europe (b. 1892)
November 9 - Alan Wace, English Classical archaeologist (b. 1879)
November 28 - O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist (b. 1866)
Grace Mary Crowfoot, English textile archaeologist (b. 1879)




References

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