1964 in archaeology

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The year 1964 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Seibal Harvard University project begins under direction of Gordon R. Willey and A. Ledyard Smith.
• Et-Tell excavations under Joseph Callaway begin (continues through 1970).
• Pool of Bethesda excavations.
• Snaketown by Emil Haury, with assistance from E.B. Sayles, Erik K. Reed, and Irwin and Julian Hayden.
• Ebla excavations by the University of Rome La Sapienza directed by Paolo Matthiae begin.
• Excavations in Hane, Marquesas Islands, by Yosihiko H. Sinoto begin.

Publications

• L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp - Ancient Ruins and Archaeology.
• Journal of Industrial Archaeology begins publication.

Finds

• Getty Victorious Youth in the sea off Fano
• The second trove of Qabala treasures in Azerbaijan.

Awards

• Ian Richmond knighted.

Miscellaneous

• April 24 – The Swedish warship Vasa, sunk in 1628, is raised from the waters of Stockholm harbor.
• May 31 – The Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites is adopted by the Second International Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings.
• Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam begins.