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The year 1957 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

  • Minaret of Jam site in Afghanistan surveyed by André Maricq, Gaston Wiet and Ahmed Ali Kohzad.

Excavations

  • August&ndash;September - Chestnuts Long Barrow, one of the Medway Megaliths in south-east England.
  • So-called 'mound of Midas', the Great Tumulus near Gordium.
  • Monastic cell on Iona believed to belong to Columba, by Charles Thomas.
  • 1957&ndash;1960 - James Mellaart at Hacilar.
  • 1957&ndash;1961 - Ralph Solecki at Shanidar, Iraq.

Publications

  • Medieval Archaeology the journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology first published.

Finds

  • January - Relics of off Pitcairn Island by Luis Marden.
  • Right arm of Laocoön and His Sons
  • Sperlonga sculptures.
  • Ban Chiang.
  • Maine penny.

Miscellaneous

  • Society for Medieval Archaeology established in the United Kingdom.

Births

  • October 21 - Julian Cope, English post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian
  • November 28 - Judith McKenzie, Australian archaeologist (d. 2019)

Deaths

  • May 12 - J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist. (b. 1891)
  • October 19 - V. Gordon Childe, Australian prehistorian of Europe (b. 1892)
  • November 9 - Alan Wace, English Classical archaeologist (b. 1879)
  • November 28 - O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist (b. 1866)
  • Grace Mary Crowfoot, English textile archaeologist (b. 1879)

References