1944 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1944.
Excavations
- August - Excavations in the bombed area of Canterbury, England, are begun.
- "Caesar's Camp" site at location of London Heathrow Airport.
Publications
- Paul Jacobsthal's Early Celtic Art published in Oxford.
Finds
- First find of 12th century Kilwa Sultanate copper coins on Marchinbar Island off the north coast of Australia.
Events
- 31 May - Nemi ships destroyed by fire.
- The Council for British Archaeology is formed.
- Mortimer Wheeler is appointed Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Births
- 1 March - Dai Morgan Evans, British archaeologist
- 6 July - Timothy W. Potter, English archaeologist
- 10 July - Norman Hammond, British Mayanist
- 15 July - Nigel Williams, British conservator
- 25 July - David Breeze, British archaeologist notable for work on Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall and the Roman Army
- 19 December - Richard Leakey, Kenyan palaeoanthropologist
- Gabriel Barkay, Hungarian-born Israeli archaeologist