1997 in archaeology

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The year 1997 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

The exhumation of Yagan's head.
Major salvage excavation of Neolithic-era Ashkelon begun by Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (continues to 1998).
Excavation at Jericho by Lorenzo Nigro and Nicolo Marchetti.

Barry Cunliffe – The Ancient Celts (Oxford University Press)
Sarah Milledge Nelson (ed.) – The Archaeology of Northeast China: Beyond the Great Wall (London: Routledge).
Sarah Milledge Nelson – Gender in Archaeology: Analyzing Power and Prestige (Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press).
Bernard Sergent – Genèse de l'Inde (Paris: Payot).

Megalosaurus and Cetiosaurus footprints are identified at Ardley, Oxfordshire, by Christopher Jackson.

July 10: In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neandertal skeleton which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
July 19: Emergency designation of the 18th century wreck of the Hanover off the coast of Cornwall under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Bryn Euryn, an archaeological site near Colwyn Bay, is identified as the probable base of Cynlas Goch, a 6th-century Welsh king.
Experimental archaeology: Construction of Guédelon Castle in France using 13th century techniques begins.