| List of years in archaeology (table) |
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| … 1937 . 1938 . 1939 . 1940 . 1941 . 1942 . 1943 … 1944 1945 1946 -1947- 1948 1949 1950 … 1951 . 1952 . 1953 . 1954 . 1955 . 1956 . 1957 … In science: 1944 1945 1946 -1947- 1948 1949 1950 |
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| … 1944 . 1945 . 1946 - 1947 - 1948 . 1949 . 1950 … … 1910s . 1920s . 1930s -1940s- 1950s . 1960s . 1970s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
| 1780s . 1790s in archaeology . 1800 |
| Other events: 1790s . Archaeology timeline |
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Explorations
Excavations
- Stuart Piggott begins excavations at Cairnpapple Hill in Scotland.
Publications
Finds
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hamadi Codices are both discovered. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found east of Jerusalem, in caves at Qumran, near the Dead Sea.
Awards
Miscellaneous
Births
- 28 May: Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist
Deaths
- 7 June: Julio C. Tello, Peruvian archaeologist
- 25 August: Franz Cumont
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