1972 in archaeology

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1972 in archaeology

Contents 1 Excavations 2 Discoveries 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also

[edit] Excavations

• National Institute of Anthropology and History excavations at Maya site of Coba begin under direction of Carlos Navarrete.
• Tell Abu Hureyra, Syria
• Varna necropolis, Bulgaria

[edit] Discoveries

• Ciudad Perdida, Colombia.
• Riace warriors were discovered in the Ionian Sea.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 1 October: Louis Leakey

[edit] See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1971 in archaeology
• 1973 in archaeology