1966 in archaeology

1966 in archaeology

The year 1966 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Maya site of Chinkultic Stephan F. de Borhegyi of the Public Museum of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Finds

* The third trove of Qabala treasures
* Ongoing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth a premolar and two pieces of skull fragment

Publications

Births

Deaths

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