The year 1959 in
archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
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Excavations
At
Mesa Verde National Park, the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project begins for excavation of three cliff dwellings (Long House, Mug House, and Step House), including a survey of Wetherill Mesa and excavation of selected mesa-top sites (completed in
1972).
December 6 -
John Winter Crowfoot, English archaeologist and educational administrator (b.
1873)
References
^Nash Ford, David (2001).
"Cox Green Roman Villa". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^Parfitt, Keith (2006). "Excavation at Finglesham". In Sonia Chadwick Hawkes and Guy Grainger (ed.). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Finglesham, Kent. Oxford: Oxford University School of Archaeology. pp. 22–32.
ISBN0-9549627-1-0.