1985 in archaeology
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The year 1985 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
- April - Engine of SS Xantho (sunk 1872) recovered off Western Australia.
- September - British Vickers Wellington IA medium bomber N2980 (crashed 1940) recovered from Loch Ness in Scotland.
Finds
- July 20 - The main shipwreck site of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha (which sank in 1622) is found 40 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida by treasure hunters who soon begin to raise $400 million in coins and silver.
- September 1 - The shipwreck of the RMS Titanic (1912) in the North Atlantic is located by a joint American-French expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard (WHOI) and Jean-Louis Michel (Ifremer) using side-scan sonar from RV Knorr.[1][2]
- October 13 - A hoard of coins of the Durotriges tribe is found in the rampart of Castle Rings, Wiltshire, England, an Iron Age hill fort, by a metal detectorist.
- Shipwreck of Greek merchant ship of about 400 BCE found off Ma'agan Michael.[3]
- Scar boat burial, Orkney.[4]
Publications
- Theresa A. Singleton (ed.) - The Archaeology of Slavery and Plantation Life.
Events
- Ruins of Nan Madol declared a protected historic landmark.
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ Alfred, Randy (2008-02-09). "September 2, 1985: Hey, Everyone, We Found the Titanic". Wired. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ↑ Ballard, Robert D. (December 1985). "How We Found the Titanic". National Geographic 168 (6): 696–718.
- ↑ "The Shipwreck at Ma’agan Mikhael (ca. 400 BC.)". ΣΑΜΑΙΝΑ. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ↑ "Viking Dig Reports". BBC. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
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