1984 in archaeology

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The year 1984 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Hengistbury Head, by Barry Cunliffe, is completed (begun in 1979).
July - Uluburun shipwreck, by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology under George Bass, begun (continues until 1994).^[1]

Bradley, Richard. The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain: themes and variations in the archaeology of power. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-49163-0.
Harding, A. F. The Mycenaeans and Europe. London: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-324760-8.
Kelso, William M. Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800: archaeology of country life in colonial Virginia. Orlando: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-403480-2.
Pilcher, J. R.; et al. "A 7,272-year tree-ring chronology for western Europe". Nature. 312 (5990): 150–152. doi:10.1038/312150a0.

August 1 - Lindow Man is found in Lindow Moss in north west England by peat cutters.
Turkana Boy is found in Kenya by team led by Richard Leakey.
Wreck of CSS Alabama is found off Cherbourg by the French Navy.^[2]

↑ Pulak, Cemal. "The Late Bronze Age Shipwreck at Uluburun". Ancient Cyprus Web Project. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ "Alabama". CERES. 2005. Retrieved 2011-01-11.

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