1957 in archaeology
The year 1957 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- Minaret of Jam site in Afghanistan surveyed by André Maricq, Gaston Wiet and Ahmed Ali Kohzad.
Excavations
- August-September - Chestnuts Long Barrow, one of the Medway Megaliths in south-east England.
- So-called 'mound of Midas', the Great Tumulus near Gordium.
- Monastic cell on Iona believed to belong to Columba, by Charles Thomas.
- 1957-1960 - James Mellaart at Hacilar.
- 1957-1961 - Ralph Solecki at Shanidar, Iraq.
Publications
Medieval Archaeology the journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology first published.Finds
- January - Relics of off Pitcairn Island by Luis Marden.
- Right arm of Laocoön and His Sons
- Sperlonga sculptures.
- Ban Chiang.
- Maine penny.
Miscellaneous
- Society for Medieval Archaeology established in the United Kingdom.
Births
- October 21 - Julian Cope, English post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian
- November 28 - Judith McKenzie, Australian archaeologist
Deaths
- May 12 - J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist.
- October 19 - V. Gordon Childe, Australian prehistorian of Europe
- November 9 - Alan Wace, English Classical archaeologist
- November 28 - O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist
- Grace Mary Crowfoot, English textile archaeologist