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| List of years in archaeology (table) |
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| … 1966 . 1967 . 1968 . 1969 . 1970 . 1971 . 1972 … 1973 1974 1975 -1976- 1977 1978 1979 … 1980 . 1981 . 1982 . 1983 . 1984 . 1985 . 1986 … In science: 1973 1974 1975 -1976- 1977 1978 1979 |
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| … 1973 . 1974 . 1975 - 1976 - 1977 . 1978 . 1979 … … 1940s . 1950s . 1960s -1970s- 1980s . 1990s . 2000s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
The year 1976 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
Excavations
- The Chaco Project (National Park Service and University of New Mexico) excavates fourteen rooms at Pueblo Alto from 1976 to 1978.
- Hwangnyongsa, a large-scale Buddhist temple of the Korean Three Kingdoms state of Silla dating to AD 553 (excavations continue until 1983).
Publications
- The Mycenaean World by John Chadwick.
Finds
- Tomb of Fu Hao discovered at Yinxu
- Joya de Cerén, "Pompeii of the Americas"
- Nim Li Punit
- The fourth trove of Qabala treasures
Awards
Miscellaneous
- August 8: Founding of the modern Korean Archaeological Society, in Seoul, South Korea.
Births
Deaths
- July 22: Mortimer Wheeler, archaeologist
- Neil Merton Judd
