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The year 1949 in archaeology involved some significant events.

1 Explorations
2 Excavations
3 Finds
4 Publications
5 Awards
6 Miscellaneous
7 Births
8 Deaths

Explorations

Excavations

Excavation work recommences at the Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier begins excavations of the Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque

Finds

Radiocarbon dating technique discovered by Willard Libby and his colleagues in 1949 during his tenure as a professor at the University of Chicago.
New excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth 5 teeth and fragments of thigh and shin bone.

Publications

Awards

Miscellaneous

University of New Mexico transfers lands to the National Park Service and expands Chaco Canyon National Monument, with the proviso that the university may continue scientific research.

Births

Deaths

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