1963 in archaeology
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The year 1963 in archaeology
involved some significant events.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
involved some significant events.
Excavations
- Excavation of Eshmun TempleEshmun TempleThe Temple of Eshmun is an ancient place of worship dedicated to Eshmun, the Phoenician god of healing. It is located near the Awali river, northeast of Sidon in southwestern Lebanon. The site was occupied from the 7th century BC to the 8th century AD, suggesting an integrated relationship with...
by Maurice Dunand begins (continues into 1970s). - Excavation of MasadaMasadaMasada is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel, on top of an isolated rock plateau, or horst, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada is best known for the violence that occurred there in the first century CE...
by Yigael YadinYigael YadinYigael Yadin on 21 March 1917, died 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.-Early life and military career:...
begins (continues until 1965).
Finds
- Warrior of HirschlandenWarrior of HirschlandenThe Warrior of Hirschlanden is a statue of a nude ithyphallic warrior made of sandstone, the oldest known Iron Age life-size anthropomorphic statue north of the Alps. It was a production of the Hallstatt culture, probably dating to the 6th century BC...
. - Hal Ball spots MayaMaya civilizationThe Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
site of Altun HaAltun HaAltun Ha is the name given ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, located in the Belize District about 30 miles north of Belize City and about 6 miles west of the shore of the Caribbean Sea....
from the air. - NeolithicNeolithicThe Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
site of Göbekli TepeGöbekli TepeGöbekli Tepe [ɡøbe̞kli te̞pɛ] is a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge in southeastern Turkey, some northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa . It is the oldest human-made religious structure yet discovered...
. - Ferriby Boat 3.
Events
- April 1 - Industrial Monuments Survey for the Ministry of Public Building and Works (Great Britain) commenced by Rex WailesRex WailesRex Wailes OBE, FSA, F I Mech E was an English engineer and historian who published widely on aspects of engineering history and industrial archaeology, particularly on windmills and watermills....
. - LascauxLascauxLascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne. They contain some of the best-known Upper Paleolithic art. These paintings are estimated to be...
caves closed to the public. (Painted c.15000–13000 BC; discovered in 1940.) - First County ArchaeologistCounty ArchaeologistA County Archaeologist is a local government employee in the United Kingdom with responsibility for overseeing development-led archaeological investigations required by PPG16...
appointed in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, B.J.N. (Ben) Edwards in LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
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Deaths
- June 11: Alfred V. KidderAlfred V. KidderAlfred Vincent Kidder was an American archaeologist considered the foremost of the southwestern United States and Mesoamerica during the first half of the 20th century...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
archaeologist (b. 18851885 in archaeologyThe year 1885 in archaeology involved some significant events.-Explorations:* Explorations continue in many places, from Latin America to Italy to Japan.- Excavations:...
). - June 23: Frans BlomFrans BlomFrans Blom was a Danish explorer and archaeologist....
, DanishDanesDanish people or Danes are the nation and ethnic group that is native to Denmark, and who speak Danish.The first mention of Danes within the Danish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century...
Mayanist (b. 18931893 in archaeologyThe year 1893 in archaeology involved some significant events.-Excavations:* September 11–October 25 - Augustus Pitt Rivers excavates Wor Barrow ditch.* Wilhelm Dörpfeld begins his excavations of Troy....
). - December 19: Sir Alan GardinerAlan GardinerSir Alan Henderson Gardiner was one of the premier British Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century...
, EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Egyptologist (b. 18791879 in archaeologyThe year 1879 in archaeology involved some significant events.-Excavations:* Major excavation at Babylon, conducted by Hormuzd Rassam on behalf of the British Museum. Work continues until 1882.-Finds:* Bison, on the ceiling of a cave at Altamira, Spain...
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