1965 in archaeology

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The year 1965 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

• Start of 5-year project of excavations and restorations at Altun Ha led by Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum.
• 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.

Publications

• 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).

Finds

• 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.

Deaths

• October 5 - Sir Ian Richmond, British archaeologist of Ancient Rome (b. 1902).

References

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