This page lists major archaeological events of 2016.
Excavations
January–June – 81 Anglo-Saxon wooden coffin Christian burials of the 7th/9th centuries are excavated in an unusually well-preserved state at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, England.[1]
January 12 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of two
Must Farm Bronze Age settlement in The Fens of eastern England.[2]
February 19 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of a largely complete wheel at Must Farm Bronze Age settlement.[3]
April 17 – Announcement of the discovery and initial excavations of an exceptionally large Roman villa, well-preserved, at Brixton Deverill in Wiltshire, England.[4]
Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks – The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project is initiated; within a few months it locates and investigates 41 shipwrecks off the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea, some dating date back to Byzantine times.[8]
June 1 – Archaeologists announce identification of one of the Roman Bloomberg tablets found during 2010–13 excavations in advance of construction of new Bloomberg London offices in the City of London as the oldest known hand-written document in the United Kingdom, dating back to 57 CE.[12]
June 25 –
Anglo-Saxon name stone at site of Lindisfarne monastery.[13]
July
A 7-week-old wolf pup from 57,000 years BP is found perfectly preserved in permafrost in the Klondike, Yukon in northwest Canada.[14]
Flower found as part of a Bronze Age votive offering in Lancashire, England.[15]