1968 in archaeology
1968 in archaeology
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Explorations
Excavations
- Anne Stine Ingstad and Helge Ingstad complete excavations of Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows
Publications
Finds
- Archaeological prospection of Buvuma Island directed by the Tervuren Museum finds early use of pottery
Awards
Miscellaneous
- Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam successfully completed
- The Egyptian National Antiquities Service and the Getty Conservation Institute in Santa Monica, California started conservation project for tomb of Queen Nefertari.
Births
Deaths
See also
Categories
1968 | Years in archaeology