1961 in archaeology
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The year 1961 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Excavations
- Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad begin excavation of Viking artifacts at L'Anse aux Meadows, first archaeologically confirmed evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- INAH project dredjes artifacts from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza
- Start of excavations at Çatalhöyük by James Mellaart
