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- Explorations
- Excavations
- Finds
- Miscellaneous
- Publications
- Births
- Deaths
- References
{{Year nav topic4|1954|archaeology|science}}The year 1954 in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations Excavations- Mixco Viejo, Guatemala Musée d'Homme project under the direction of Henri Lehmann starts (continues through 1967).
- Neolithic-era site of Ashkelon discovered and excavated by French archaeologist Jean Perrot.
- Excavations at Beycesultan by Seton Lloyd of the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara begin (continue to 1959).
- Excavations at Filitosa, Corsica, begin.
- Excavations at Nagarjunakonda by the Archaeological Survey of India begin (continue to 1960).
- Excavations at Nevasa, Maharashtra, begin (continue to 1956).
- Excavations of the London Mithraeum conducted under the direction of W. F. Grimes.[1]
- Systematic excavations at Niah Caves begin under the direction of the Sarawak Museum.
Finds- September 18 - Marble head of Mithras from London Mithraeum unearthed in Walbrook Square by W. F. Grimes's excavation.[1]
- Khufu ship discovered in Giza pyramid complex by Kamal el-Mallakh.
- Cape Gelidonya shipwreck discovered.
Miscellaneous- Sir Mortimer Wheeler is named Television Personality of the Year in the U.K. due to his contributions to Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?[2]
Publications- Maurice Beresford - The Lost Villages of England.
- R. Allen Brown - English Medieval Castles.
- Grahame Clark - Excavations at Star Carr, an early Mesolithic site at Seamer near Scarborough, Yorkshire.
- V. E. Nash-Williams - The Roman Frontier in Wales.
- Stuart Piggott - The Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles: a study of the stone-using agricultural communities of Britain in the second millennium B.C.
Births- July 1 - William Rathje, American archaeologist and garbologist (d. 2012)
Deaths- April 10 - Ludwig Curtius, German Classical archaeologist (b. 1874)
- July 16 - Henri Frankfort, Dutch-born Egyptologist (b. 1897)
- October 5 - Alfred Tozzer, American Mesoamerican archaeologist (b. 1877)
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.heritagedaily.com/2011/11/temple-of-mithras-to-be-reconstructed-and-moved-to-original-site-of-discovery-in-london/|title=Plans to dismantle and move the reconstructed roman temple of Mithras to temporary storage, ahead of a more faithful reconstruction, will begin on the 21 November 2011 by Museum of London Archaeology|work=Heritage Daily|date=2011-11-18|accessdate=2012-12-28}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Kulik|first=Karol|chapter=A Short History of Archaeological Communication|title=Archaeology and the Media|editor=Clack, Timothy |editor2=Brittain, Marcus |publisher=Left Coast Press|location=Walnut Creek, CA|year=2007|isbn=9781598742336|pages=111-124}}
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