1942 in archaeology

The year 1942 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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Excavations

Publications

• V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

• January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
• A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
• Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.[1]

Births

• 30 October - Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)[2]

Deaths

• July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)

References

1. Holmes, Jo. "Roman Villa open day at Rockbourne". www.newforestnpa.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "Obituary: Linda Schele". The Independent. 22 May 1998. Retrieved 21 March 2017.