1938 in archaeology
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The year 1938 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Excavations
[edit] Publications
[edit] Finds
- Maya site of Caracol is rediscovered.
- Luther Cressman, the first to explore the region, discovered preserved 9,000-year-old shredded sage sandals at Fort Rock Cave in south central Oregon, USA. Until radiocarbon dating verified his find, his belief was that humans had occupied the area a maximum of 4,000 years ago.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Dorothy Garrod is elected to the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 24 February - Thomas Gann, explorer and archaeologist
