1973 in archaeology
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The year 1973 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- Meadowcroft Rock Shelter under James M. Adovasio.
- Heavenly Horse Tomb (Cheonmachong), a mounded tomb of Silla (c. AD 300/400-668) royalty in Gyeongju, Korea.
[edit] Finds
- Excavations at Locality 4 in Zhoukoudian, China unearth fossils of a human premolar and 40 mammalian species
[edit] Events
- First Mesa Redonda de Palenque conference in Palenque starts very productive process leading to major improvements in understanding Maya hieroglyphics and the iconography of Maya civilization.
- Tucson Garbage Project, initiated by William Rathje.
- Protection of Wrecks Act passed
