1946 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1946.

Explorations

• Nazca Lines
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• Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov investigates the burial site of Yuri Dolgorukiy (d. 1157) at the Church of the Saviour at Berestove in Ukraine but no remains are found.

Excavations

• Ferriby Boats 1 and 2 excavated in England.
• Three-year excavation of Eridu by Fuad Safar and Seton Lloyd of the Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities and Heritage begins.

Publications

• November - Agatha Christie Mallowan, Come, Tell Me How You Live.

Finds

• Maya lead photographer/explorer Giles Healey to Bonampak, the first time it is known to have been visited by a non-Mayan
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• Filitosa, Corsica, discovered.

Awards

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Miscellaneous

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Births

• July 1 - Mick Aston, English archaeologist best known for his work on Time Team (died 2013)^[1]
• August 12 - Bryony Coles, née Orme, English prehistoric landscape archaeologist
• December 29 - Ruth Shady, Peruvian archaeologist

Deaths

• November 17 -
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