Below are notable events in
archaeology that occurred in
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
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Explorations
Excavations
* Start of excavations at
Tell Uqair by
Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities (
Seton Lloyd,
Taha Baqir and Fuad Safar).
* Start of excavations at
Ahichatra.
* Start of excavations in the
Vatican Necropolis.
* Excavations at
Brahmagiri by M. H. Krishna of the
Mysore state Archaeological Department.
Publications
*
Gisela M. A. Richter - ''Handbook of the Etruscan Collection'' (
Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Finds
* September 12 -
Lascaux caves. Painted c.
15,000 BC
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* After ten-year expedition at
Tanis, "
Silver Pharaoh" tomb uncovered by
Pierre Montet. It is the first ever intact tomb found.
*
Ferriby Boat 2 discovered by Ted Wright.
*
Balline Hoard in Ireland.
Awards
Miscellaneous
Births
* October 14 -
Ruth Tringham, Neolithic household and feminist archaeologist.
Deaths
* February 26 -
John Lamplugh Kirk, British archaeologist, collector and museum curator (b.
1869
Events
January–March
* January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan.
* January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded.
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* April 25 -
Wilhelm Dörpfeld, German archaeologist of
Troy (b.
1853
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
* January 8 – Taiping Reb ...
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* June 27 -
Harry Burton, English archaeological photographer, known for his photos of the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (b.
1879
Events January–March
* January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War.
* January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
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See also
*
List of years in archaeology
*
1939 in archaeology
*
1941 in archaeology
The year 1941 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
* First Gujarat prehistoric expedition (continues to 1942).
Excavations
* June 19 - Mikhail M. Gerasimov opens Tamerlane's tomb.
* Excavations at Olmec site of La Venta ...
References
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