2005 In Archaeology
The year 2005 in archaeology involved some significant events. Excavations * May–September - Dutch East India Company ship ''Rooswijk'' (1740) on the Goodwin Sands. * July - Renewed excavation at Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery in north east England. * Workers' barrack at site of Mount Lowe Railway in California. Exploration * Survey of the site of the naval Battle of the Aegates begins. Publications * Mark P. Leone - ''The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis''. * Adrienne Mayor - ''Fossil Legends of the First Americans''. * Reynolds, A. C., Betancourt, J. L., Quade, J., Patchett, P. J., Dean, J. S., and Stein, J. "87Sr/86Sr sourcing of ponderosa pine used in Anasazi Great House construction at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico." ''Journal of Archaeological Science'' 32 pp. 1061–1075. Finds * February - Newark Torc discovered in England. * March - Discovery of KV63, the first tomb in the Valley of the Kings found since 1922. * May - Statu ...
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