1949 in archaeology
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The year 1949 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- Excavation work recommences at the Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
- Alberto Ruz Lhuillier begins excavations of the Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque
[edit] Finds
- Radiocarbon dating technique discovered by Willard Libby and his colleagues in 1949 during his tenure as a professor at the University of Chicago.
- New excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth 5 teeth and fragments of thigh and shin bone.
[edit] Publications
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
- University of New Mexico transfers lands to the National Park Service and expands Chaco Canyon National Monument, with the proviso that the university may continue scientific research.
