1964 in archaeology

1964 in archaeology

Explorations

Excavations

• Seibal Harvard University project begins under direction of Gordon R. Willey and A. Ledyard Smith.
• Et-Tell excavations under Joseph Callaway begin (continues through 1970)
• Snaketown by Emil Haury, with assistance from E.B. Sayles, Erik K. Reed, and Irwin and Julian Hayden.
• Ebla excavations by the University of Rome La Sapienza directed by Paolo Matthiae begin

Publications

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

• Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam begins

Births

Deaths

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1963 in archaeology
• 1965 in archaeology