1965 in archaeology

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The year 1965 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Start of 5-year project of excavations and restorations at Altun Ha led by Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Start of 18-year excavations at Roman Baths (Bath) led by Barry Cunliffe.
Excavations at Brahmagiri by Amalananda Ghosh.
The final version of the 33-metre-high (108 ft) Tikal Temple 33 at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala is completely dismantled by archaeologists.

R. G. Collingwood and R. P. Wright - The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, vol. 1.
P. V. Glob - Mosefolket Jernalderens Mennesker bevaret i 2000 Ar (The Bog People: Iron-Age man preserved).

March 19 - Wreck of the SS Georgiana is discovered off Charleston, South Carolina, exactly 102 years after her sinking, by E. Lee Spence.^[1]^[2]^[3]
November - Kyrenia ship is found near Kyrenia, Cyprus.
December - Sword of Goujian is found in Jiangling County, China.
Geologist Nikolai Samorukov finds petroglyphs in the rocks at Kaikuul Bluff overlooking the Pegtymel River in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
Group of gold and silver vessels found at Tepe Fullol in northern Afghanistan.
Mammoth remains found at Mezhirich, Ukraine.

↑ Warner, Eugene (April 1970). "Diver Lee Spence". Sandlapper. Columbia, SC: 40–43.
↑ Hatch, Katherine (February–March 1972). "Treasure Diver". Treasure World: 44–45.
↑ Rooney, Kevin (March 1980). "Wreck of the Georgianna [sic]". Skin Diver. Los Angeles: 80–81, 86–87.

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