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The year 2008 in archaeology
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Explorations
Excavations
- March: The first excavation inside the sarsen circle since 1964 is started at Stonehenge.[1]
Publications
Finds
September
- A Viking Age ship, containing the remains of seven dead men, is found in Salme village, Saaremaa, Estonia. Several weapons, everyday items, gaming pieces and animal remains are also found.[2]
October
- On October 9th, 2008, Serbian archaeologists find a copper axe in Prokuplje, Serbia believed to be 500-800 years older than the actual beginning of the Copper Age, suggesting that the human use of metal is older than previously believed.[3][4][5]
November
- A Dutch amateur discovers 109 Celtic coins dating to the 1st century near Maastricht in November. Archaeologists report that the coins were produced by the Eburones. 39 of the coins were gold, marking this the first Celtic gold treasury found in the Netherlands.[6]
Awards
- June: Archaeologist Larry Zimmerman receives the Peter Ucko Memorial Award at the 2008 World Archaeological Congress held in Dublin, Ireland.[7]
Deaths
References
- ^ Stonehenge - The Healing Stones, Day 1: Ground-breaking stuff, by the BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ Salme shipfind
- ^ serbianna (2008-10-09). "News Story Serbianna.com | Front Page". Serbianna.com. http://www.serbianna.com/news/2008/03159.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Ancient axe find suggests Copper Age began earlier than believed". Thaindian.com. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/ancient-axe-find-suggests-copper-age-began-earlier-than-believed_100105122.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Stone Pages Archaeo News: Ancient metal workshop found in Serbia". Stonepages.com. http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/002557.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ (Dutch) Keltische schat ontdekt met detector, by the Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ World Archaeological Congress honors Larry Zimmerman, by Indian Country Today. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
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