2016 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 2016 in archaeology
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This page lists major archaeological events of 2016.

Excavations

  • January–June – 81 Anglo-Saxon wooden coffin Christian burials of the 7th/9th centuries are excavated in an unusually well-preserved state at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, England.[1]
  • January 12 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of two roundhouses in an exceptionally good state of preservation at Must Farm Bronze Age settlement in The Fens of eastern England.[2]
  • February 19 – Announcement of the discovery and excavation of a largely complete wheel at Must Farm Bronze Age settlement.[3]
  • April 17 – Announcement of the discovery and initial excavations of an exceptionally large Roman villa, well-preserved, at Brixton Deverill in Wiltshire, England.[4]
  • Summer – Excavation of Early Middle Ages sites at Tintagel Castle on the coast of Cornwall.
  • November 3 – Announcement of the discovery of a Bronze Age city in Bassetki, Iraq.[5]
  • November 24 – Announcement of the discovery of an Early Dynastic Period city and graves near Abydos, Egypt.[6]
  • November 30 – Announcement of the excavation of a Black Death plague pit at Thornton Abbey in eastern England.[7]
  • Ancient Black Sea shipwrecks – The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project is initiated; within a few months it locates and investigates 41 shipwrecks off the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea, some dating date back to Byzantine times.[8]
  • Practice trenches probably dug by Australian troops in 1916 at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain in England are excavated.
  • Foundations of an Anglo-Saxon house at Long Wittenham in the Thames Valley of England are excavated.[9]

Finds

Events

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "Great Ryburgh dig finds 81 'rare' Anglo-Saxon coffins". BBC News. BBC. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ^ "Bronze Age houses uncovered in Cambridgeshire 'best ever'". BBC News. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ^ "Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find'". BBC News. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ^ "Roman villa unearthed 'by chance' in Wiltshire garden". BBC News. 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. ^ "Bedeutende bronzezeitliche Stadt im Nordirak entdeckt" (in German). University of Tübingen. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. ^ "Egypt ancient city unearthed by archaeologists". BBC News. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. ^ "Thornton Abbey Black Death plague pit excavated". BBC News. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  8. ^ Coghlan, Andy (2016-10-20). "Dozens of ancient shipwrecks spotted deep beneath the Black Sea". New Scientist. London. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. ^ "House of Wessex Anglo-Saxon building opens". BBC News. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  10. ^ Alberge, Dalya (2016-03-13). "3 rare bronze age burial site lay undisturbed 'for millennia'". The Observer. London. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  11. ^ Keys, David (2016-03-24). "German WWI warships rediscovered in Portsmouth Harbour after lying forgotten for decades". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  12. ^ "UK's oldest hand-written document at Roman London dig". BBC News. BBC. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  13. ^ "Evidence points to earliest Anglo-Saxon monastery - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  14. ^ Baker, Harry (2020-12-21). "Exquisitely-preserved wolf pup mummy discovered in Yukon permafrost". Live Science. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  15. ^ Alberge, Dalya (2016-10-01). "3,000-year-old flower found in burial hoard". The Guardian. London. p. 13. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  16. ^ Pringle, Heather (2016-06-13). "Unlikely Tip Leads to Discovery of Historic Shipwreck". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  17. ^ Storico, Il Fatto (28 September 2016). "Trovate quattro monete Romane in un castello medievale in Giappone". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  18. ^ Dier, Arden (2017-09-22). "Great Mystery of the Great Lakes Is Solved: SS Clifton found 100 miles south of last known location in Lake Huron". Newser. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  19. ^ "Wreck of German U-boat found off coast of Stranraer". BBC News. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  20. ^ Kennedy, Maev (2017-02-28). "Detectorists strike gold 20 years after leaving field empty-handed". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  21. ^ Addley, Esther (2021-02-04). "Mystery shipwrecks added to England's national heritage list". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  22. ^ "Largest Iron Age monument found at Skipsea Castle". BBC News. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  23. ^ "María Rostworowski obituary". The Guardian. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Stanley South Student Archaeological Research Fund". University of South Carolina. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  25. ^ Fowler, Peter (8 May 2016). "Charles Thomas obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  26. ^ "Beatrice de Cardi, archaeologist – obituary". The Telegraph. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  27. ^ "In Memoriam Don Brothwell - Archaeology, The University of York". www.york.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.