1951 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1951.
Excavations
- c. January - Old Furnace, Coalbrookdale, England.
- Awwam temple near Ma'rib in Yemen, by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man.
- Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in North Yorkshire, by Mortimer Wheeler.
- Hod Hill in Dorset, by Ian Richmond for the British Museum.
- Tasghîmût fortress in Morocco, by Charles Allain and Jacques Meunié.
- Excavation of Chogha Zanbil in Iran by Roman Ghirshman begins.
Explorations
- 1951–1952 - British Academy Middle Nile Expedition in Sudan led by O. G. S. Crawford.
Finds
- May 12 - Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland.
Events
- July - The term "Industrial archaeology" is first used in print in Britain.
- The Durrës Archaeological Museum is established in Durrës, Albania.
Publications
Social Evolution, by V. Gordon Childe, Australian-born archaeologist.The Prehistory of Wales, by W. F. Grimes, Welsh archaeologist.A Land, by Jacquetta Hawkes, British archaeologist.Births
Deaths
- February 28 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist