1959 in archaeology
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The year 1959 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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).
- Excavations begin at Amri (completed in 1962).
- Excavations at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, England, by Martin Biddle begin (completed in 1960).
Publications
- Alan H. Gardiner - The Royal Canon of Turin.
Finds
- Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey find Paranthropus (originally designated "Zinjanthropus") in Olduvai Gorge.
- Arlington Springs Man is found by Phil C. Orr on Santa Rosa Island, California.
- Ongoing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth a mandible fragment.
Miscellaneous
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property opens in Rome.