2020 in archaeology explained

This page lists major events of 2020 in archaeology.

Excavations

Finds

Events

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mark. Brown. Lost medieval sacristy uncovered at Westminster Abbey. The Guardian. London. 2020-08-23. 2020-08-25.
  2. Web site: Evan. Harding. Rare locomotive pulled from river bank in Northern Southland. Stuff. Fairfax. 2020-01-29. 2020-02-18.
  3. Web site: Mexico and Spain to embark on rescue of 17th century vessel . El Universal . 19 February 2020 .
  4. Web site: Richborough Roman amphitheatre dig: 'Once in lifetime' opportunity. BBC. 9 March 2020.
  5. News: Chris. Green. Ancient hillfort in Aberdeenshire hailed as Scotland's most exciting archaeological discovery of 2020. i. 2020-12-15. 2020-12-16.
  6. Web site: First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway. BBC. 2020-06-27. 2020-06-27.
  7. MacDonald . Brandi L. . Chatters . James C. . Reinhardt . Eduard G. . Devos . Fred . Meacham . Sam . Rissolo . Dominique . Rock . Barry . Le Maillot . Chris . Stalla . David . Marino . Marc D. . Lo . Eric . Erreguerena . Pilar Luna . Paleoindian ochre mines in the submerged caves of the Yucatán Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico . Science Advances . American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 6 . 27 . 2020-07-03 . 2375-2548 . 10.1126/sciadv.aba1219 . 32937451 . 7458451 . 2020SciA....6.1219M . 3.
  8. Web site: Christian, Muslim symbols found in 7th century shipwreck in Israel . The Jerusalem Post . 26 July 2020 .
  9. Web site: National Trust archaeologists surprised by likely age of Cerne Abbas Giant. National Trust. 2021-05-12. 2021-05-12.
  10. Web site: Mexico identifies submerged wreck of Mayan slave ship . Associated Press . 16 September 2020 .
  11. News: Agence France-Presse. 3,000-year-old 'lost golden city' of ancient Egypt discovered. The Guardian. London. 2021-04-09. 2021-04-09.
  12. News: Peruvian archeologists unveil giant cat carved into Nazca Lines UNESCO site. CBC News. 2020-10-20.
  13. News: Jones. Sam. Huge cat found etched into desert among Nazca Lines in Peru. The Guardian. London. 2020-10-25.
  14. Menéndez Blanco . Andrés . García Sánchez . Jesús . Costa-García . José Manuel . Fonte . João . González-Álvarez . David . Vicente García . Víctor . Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools . Geosciences . MDPI AG . 10 . 12 . 2020-12-02 . 2076-3263 . 10.3390/geosciences10120485 . 485 . 2020Geosc..10..485M . 3 . free . 10347/23902 . free .
  15. News: Ancient Roman road and dock discovered in Venice lagoon. Angela. Giuffrida. 2021-07-23. The Guardian. London. 2021-07-26.
  16. News: Josh. Halliday. 2021-01-10. Victorian bathhouse uncovered beneath Manchester car park. The Guardian. 2021-01-10. London.
  17. Web site: Cave Covered in Ancient Egyptian Paintings of Donkeys and People Discovered by Accident. Newsweek. 23 January 2020.
  18. Web site: In photos: Communal tombs for high priests uncovered Upper Egypt. ahram.org. 30 January 2020.
  19. Web site: Egypt uncovers 20 mummies in vast ancient treasure trove. The Sunday Times. 31 January 2020.
  20. Web site: WW2 plane found submerged in Netherlands lake. BBC News. 2020-01-25. 2021-06-30.
  21. Web site: Discovering WW1 tunnel of death hidden in France for a century. Hugh Schofield. Hugh. Schofield. BBC News. 2021-03-15. 2021-03-15.
  22. Web site: 83 Pharaonic tombs unearthed in Egypt. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213164527/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/12/c_138778083.htm. dead. February 13, 2020. Xinhuanet. 12 February 2020.
  23. Web site: الكشف عن 83 مقبرة أثرية بمنطقة آثار كوم الخلجان بمحافظة الدقهلية. youm7.com. ar. 12 February 2020.
  24. Web site: Experts Discover a 'Shrine' of 15,000-Year-Old Animal Carvings and Mysterious Symbols in a Spanish Cave. artnet.com. 17 February 2020.
  25. Web site: Romulus mystery: Experts divided on 'tomb of Rome's founding father'. BBC. 21 February 2020.
  26. Web site: Archaeologists discover lost city that may have conquered the kingdom of Midas. phys.org. 21 February 2020.
  27. Web site: Backyard in Mexico yields lost Maya kingdom. Futurity. 10 March 2020.
  28. Web site: Archaeologists discover lost capital of ancient Maya Kingdom. 2020-03-12. HeritageDaily - Archaeology News. en-US. 2020-03-16.
  29. Web site: Ancient Maya kingdom unearthed in a backyard in Mexico. phys.org. en-us. 2020-03-16.
  30. Web site: HS2 work unearths Stephenson-designed railway turntable. BBC News. 2020-03-11. 2020-03-11.
  31. Kolnegari. Mahmood. Naserifard. Mohammad. Hazrati. Mandana. Matan Shelomi. Shelomi. Matan. Squatting (squatter) mantis man: A prehistoric praying mantis petroglyph in Iran. Journal of Orthoptera Research. 2020. 29. 1. 41–44. 10.3897/jor.29.39400. free.
  32. Blomster. Jeffrey P.. Salazar Chávez. Víctor E.. Origins of the Mesoamerican ballgame: Earliest ballcourt from the highlands found at Etlatongo, Oaxaca, Mexico. Science Advances. 2020. 6. 11. eaay6964. 10.1126/sciadv.aay6964. 32201726. 7069692. 2020SciA....6.6964B. free.
  33. Langley. Michelle C.. Hakim. Budianto. Oktaviana. Adhi Agus. Basran. Burhan. Sumantri. Iwan. Sulistyarto. Priyatno Hadi. Lebe. Rustan. McGahan. David. Brumm. Adam. Portable art from Pleistocene Sulawesi. Nature Human Behaviour. Nature. 2020. 4. 6. 597–602. 10.1038/s41562-020-0837-6. 32203323. 212732696.
  34. Web site: Oldest Circular Structure Discovered – and It's Made of Mammoth Bones. Haaretz. 17 March 2020.
  35. Web site: Ancient cultic area for warrior-god uncovered in Iraq. Live Science. 31 March 2020.
  36. Web site: The new Neolithic site that's been discovered in Blaenau Gwent. msn.com. 31 March 2020.
  37. Web site: Ancient cave with distinguished engravings depicting scenes of animals discovered in Sinai. ahram.org. 26 April 2020.
  38. Web site: USS Nevada Shipwreck Located. May 11, 2020.
  39. Web site: البعثة الإسبانية تكتشف مقبرة أثرية نادرة وعملات برونزية بـ"البهنسا" في المنيا. almasryalyoum.com. ar. 17 May 2020.
  40. Web site: Researchers find ancient rooms under Jerusalem's Western Wall. 2020-06-28. The Jakarta Post. en.
  41. Web site: Archaeologists Find 300,000-Year-Old Elephant Skeleton in Germany Archaeology, Paleontology Sci-News.com. 2020-06-28. Breaking Science News Sci-News.com. 20 May 2020 . en-US.
  42. Web site: Ancient cave paintings discovered in western Thailand. 2020-06-28. www.msn.com.
  43. Web site: Descubren restos de un barco inglés que naufragó hace más de 200 años en el sureste de México . www.clarin.com . 26 May 2020 . May 30, 2020 . es.
  44. Web site: Perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered in Italy. CNN. 2020-05-27. 2020-05-27.
  45. Web site: Fox . Alex . Remains of 60 Mammoths Discovered in Mexico . Smithsonian Magazine . June 12, 2020 . en.
  46. Web site: Detectorist 'shaking with happiness' after Bronze Age find. BBC News. 2020-08-10. 2020-08-10.
  47. News: Aerial Survey Identifies Oldest, Largest Maya Structure Ever Found in Mexico. Smithsonian. Teresa . Machemer. 5 June 2020. 17 June 2020.
  48. Web site: Mayans built massive structures thousands of years ago. Researchers found the biggest one yet. . NBC News . 3 June 2020 . June 3, 2020 . en.
  49. Inomata . Takeshi . Triadan . Daniela . Vázquez López . Verónica A. . Fernandez-Diaz . Juan Carlos . Omori . Takayuki . Méndez Bauer . María Belén . García Hernández . Melina . Beach . Timothy . Cagnato . Clarissa . Aoyama . Kazuo . Nasu . Hiroo . Monumental architecture at Aguada Fénix and the rise of Maya civilization . Nature . 3 June 2020 . 582 . 7813 . 530–533 . 10.1038/s41586-020-2343-4 . 32494009 . 2020Natur.582..530I . 219281856 .
  50. Web site: 6th millennium BC structure discovered in Saudi Arabia. phys.org. 9 June 2020.
  51. Cleopatra: Sex, Lies, and Secrets. Science Channel. Television production. 2020-06-21.
  52. News: Vast neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge. Dalya. Alberge. The Guardian. London. 2020-06-22. 2020-06-22.
  53. News: Iron Age murder victim. The Times. London. 73209. 2020-07-11. 6.
  54. Web site: Descubrieron en el corazón de CDMX restos del Palacio de Axayácatl, pieza clave para entender los sucesos decisivos de la caída de Tenochtitlán . infobae . 13 July 2020 . July 13, 2020 . es-ES.
  55. Web site: Pre-Hispanic vestiges discovered atop mountain reveal Puebla's archeological wealth . El Universal . July 21, 2020 . es . 21 July 2020.
  56. Web site: Stone tools suggest earlier human presence in North America . ABC News . July 22, 2020 . en.
  57. Web site: Hallan un centro de almacenamiento de 2.700 años de antigüedad en Jerusalén . www.msn.com . July 23, 2020.
  58. Web site: Lost car ferry discovered 110 years after sinking in Lake Michigan. Mlive. 15 September 2020. November 15, 2020.
  59. Web site: Minnesota shipwreck hunters locate long-sought Lake Michigan wreck. Minnesota Public Radio. 8 September 2020 . November 15, 2020.
  60. Web site: Well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lake . AP NEWS . July 24, 2020 . 24 July 2020.
  61. Web site: Turkey: 3rd-century statue unearthed in ancient city . Anadolu Agency . 27 July 2020 .
  62. Web site: Archaeology: Egypt, Ramesses II and Hathor statues found . ANSA . 28 July 2020 .
  63. Web site: يعود لعصر رمسيس الثاني..مصر تعلن عن كشف أثري جديد بالجيزة . CNN . ar . 28 July 2020 .
  64. Web site: New Roman fort uncovered in Lancashire after years of speculation . LancsLive . 29 July 2020 .
  65. Web site: Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old Byzantine church . Archaeology World . 30 July 2020 .
  66. News: Nicola. Davis. Archaeologists unearth remains believed to be of Anglo-Saxon warlord. The Guardian. London. 2020-10-05. 2020-10-05.
  67. Web site: "Woodhenge" discovered in prehistoric complex of Perdigões . The Portugal News . 4 August 2020 .
  68. Rémy Crassard . Vincent Charpentier . Joy McCorriston . Jérémie Vosges . Sofiane Bouzid . Michael D. Petraglia . Fluted-point technology in Neolithic Arabia: An independent invention far from the Americas . PLOS ONE . 2020 . 15 . 8 . e0236314 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0236314 . 32756558 . 7406013 . 2020PLoSO..1536314C . free .
  69. News: Adam. Sherwin. Medieval treasure haul discovered under floorboards at Norfolk Tudor manor. i. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-18.
  70. Web site: Teenagers find 'treasure' trove of 1,100-year-old coins in Israel. CNN. 2020-08-24. 2020-08-24.
  71. Web site: SABAH. DAILY. 2020-08-26. 5,000-year-old paint palette unearthed in northwest Turkey. 2021-03-03. Daily Sabah. en-US.
  72. Web site: 5,000-year-old paint palette unearthed in northwest Turkey. 2021-03-03. The Archaeology News Network. 2021-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210612145805/https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/08/5000-year-old-paint-palette-unearthed.html. dead.
  73. Web site: Textile tools dating back 8,600 years found in Denizli . Hurriyet Daily News . 29 August 2020 .
  74. Announced November 24. News: Birdwatcher looks down to see record Celtic coin hoard . The Times . 24 December 2020 . Humphries . Will .
  75. Web site: British Bird-Watcher Discovers Trove of 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Coins . Smithsonian Magazine . 31 December 2020 .
  76. Web site: Turkey: 2,400-year-old mask unearthed in ancient city . The Anadolu Agency . 6 September 2020 .
  77. Web site: Napoli, scoperta grande villa romana dell'epoca di Giulio Cesare. Soprintendenza: "Non ha uguali" . 7 September 2020 .
  78. Web site: Deminers unearth ancient lion statue . The Phnom Penh Post . 8 September 2020 .
  79. Web site: Rome archaeologists discover ancient stone pool . Wanted in Rome . 9 September 2020 .
  80. Web site: But What Is That in Human Years? 20,000-year-old Remains of a Dog May Be the World's Oldest Pet . The Jacksonville Free Press . 9 September 2020 .
  81. Web site: Bamburgh Castle excavation unearths Romano-British roundhouse . BBC . 11 September 2020 .
  82. News: Bear from Ice Age found 'completely preserved' in Russian Arctic. BBC News. 2020-09-15. 2020-09-15.
  83. Web site: New god, goddess figurines found in Kültepe . Hurriyet Daily News . 16 September 2020 .
  84. Web site: Oulton burial site: Sutton Hoo-era Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered . BBC . 17 September 2020 .
  85. Web site: Grande scoperta in provincia di Foggia, rinvenuto anfiteatro romano di Teanum Apulum. Gli esperti: "È di straordinaria importanza" . 18 September 2020 .
  86. Web site: Egypt tomb: Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara. BBC News. 2020-09-20. 2020-10-05.
  87. Web site: Turkey: Mosaics in ancient church unearthed . Anadolu Agency . 22 September 2020 .
  88. Web site: Oldest Roman body armour found in Germany. The History Blog. 2020. 2020-09-28.
  89. Web site: Oldest worship place in Black Sea region unearthed . Hurriyet Daily News . 28 September 2020 .
  90. Web site: Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland. BBC News. 2021-05-31. 2021-05-31.
  91. Web site: Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological discovery . Reuters . 3 October 2020 . October 3, 2020.
  92. Web site: In Photos: Amulets and figurines discovered in newly unearthed sarcophagus in Minya . Ahram online . October 12, 2020.
  93. Web site: Researchers in Kurdistan's Duhok find artifact over 2,000 years old . Kurdistan 24 . October 12, 2020.
  94. Web site: Ice Age Footprints Found in New Mexico. Archaeology. Archaeological Institute of America. 2020-10-13. 2020-10-15.
  95. Web site: Egypt says another trove of ancient coffins found in Saqqara . ABC News . 19 October 2020 .
  96. News: German museum to restore Enigma machine found on seabed. The Guardian. London. 2020-12-04. 2020-12-05.
  97. News: Pompeii: Dig uncovers remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius. BBC News. 2020-11-21. 2020-11-21.
  98. Web site: Piana di Venafro, scoperta un'antica villa romana e quattro sepolture . 2 December 2020 .
  99. News: Morris. Steven. Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds. 2020-12-10. The Guardian . London. 2020-12-10. 2020-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201210000737/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/10/stunning-dark-ages-mosaic-found-at-roman-villa-in-cotswolds. live.
  100. News: Chipping Barnet shop reveals medieval surprise. BBC News. 2020-12-18. 2020-12-19.
  101. Web site: Amanda Borschel-Dan. Ancient ritual bath may mark first New Testament-era find at Jesus' Gethsemane. 2020-12-27. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  102. Web site: 2020-12-22. Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Ancient Church Built on the Site Believed to Have Hosted the Last Supper. 2020-12-27. artnet News. en-US.
  103. News: Archaeologists find Jewish ritual bath from Jesus' time at Jerusalem's Gethsemane. 2020-12-27. Haaretz. en.
  104. Web site: Mosaics From The Roman Era Were Just Uncovered In Lebanon . the961.com . 22 December 2020 .
  105. Web site: Winer. Stuart. Stone found in Israel is oldest known tool in world used for 'delicate' abrading. 2021-06-26. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  106. News: A 350,000-year-old turning point in human evolution found in Israel. 2021-06-26. Haaretz. en.
  107. Web site: Ruins of 1,800-year-old vessel helps confirm imperial tomb in central China . Xinhuanet . 29 December 2020 .
  108. Web site: Cisterns unearthed in Metropolis ancient city . Hürriyet Daily News . 30 December 2020 .
  109. News: Agence France-Presse. Ancient Christian ruins discovered in Egypt reveal 'nature of monastic life'. The Guardian. London. 2021-03-14. 2021-03-15.
  110. Web site: Rutland Roman Villa and Mosaic. Peterborough Archaeology. Fane Road Archaeology Group. 2022-12-01. 2024-03-21.
  111. News: Mexico City gold was Aztec loot Spanish abandoned as they fled in 1520, tests show. Reuters. The Guardian. London. 2020-01-10. 2020-01-12.
  112. News: Steven. Morris. From war to 'witch marks': graffiti carved into New Forest trees reveals past lives. The Guardian. London. 2020-08-25. 2020-08-26.
  113. News: Mexico recovers rare 500-year-old coins located in the U.S.. El Universal. en. 2020-02-22.
  114. Web site: Remains found in church are those of St Eanswythe, the patron saint of Folkestone. Sam. Williams. KentOnline. 2020-03-06. 2020-03-06.
  115. News: Dalya. Alberge. Joke or toy? 'Mouse' shows playful side of Romans in Britain. The Observer. London. 2020-05-17. 22. 2020-05-17.
  116. News: Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine. 2020-05-27. The Guardian. London. 2020-05-26.
  117. Web site: Ketz . Sammy . Gold-hunting diggers destroy Sudan's priceless past . news.yahoo.com . AFP . August 24, 2020 . en . August 22, 2020.
  118. Web site: Illegal gold diggers destroy ancient Sudanese site . BBC News . 24 August 2020 . 25 August 2020.
  119. Web site: Michael. Lewis. Michael Lewis (archaeologist). 1.5 million archaeological objects have been unearthed by the public, British Museum reveals. Portable Antiquities Scheme. London. 2020-07-08. 2020-07-09.
  120. News: Archaeologists discover likely source of Stonehenge's giant sarsen stones. Steven. Morris. The Guardian. London. 2020-07-29. 2020-07-30.
  121. The Norse Waterways of West Mainland Orkney, Scotland. C. Richard. Bates. etal. Journal of Wetland Archaeology. 2020-08-04. 20. 1–2. 25–42. 10.1080/14732971.2020.1800281. 2020JWetA..20...25R . free. 10023/24807. free.
  122. Death is not the end: radiocarbon and histo-taphonomic evidence for the curation and excarnation of human remains in Bronze Age Britain. Thomas J.. Booth. Joanna. Brück. September 2020. Antiquity. 94. 377. 1186–1203. Cambridge University Press. 10.15184/aqy.2020.152. free. 1983/b0e52b84-8d38-4419-92a0-1be5ff8cd1fc. free.
  123. News: Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box. BBC News. 2020-12-16. 2020-12-16.
  124. Web site: 中国第一代女考古学家王劲病逝,享年94岁. Yue. Huairang. 7 February 2020. The Paper. 7 February 2020.
  125. Web site: Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter: SALON . eepurl.com.
  126. Web site: Muere la arqueóloga subacuática Pilar Luna Erreguerena. March 16, 2020. El Universal.
  127. Web site: Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter: SALON . eepurl.com.
  128. Web site: Fallece Pepe el Ferreiro. June 13, 2020. La Voz de Asturias.
  129. Web site: A los 93 años fallece Ángela Jeria, madre de la expresidenta Michelle Bachelet. La Tercera. 2020-07-02. 2020-07-02.
  130. Web site: Gregory Areshian, archaeologist who co-led discovery of world's oldest winery, dead at 71 . armenpress.am . 3 August 2020 .
  131. Web site: E' morto il grande etruscologo Mario Torelli, viveva a Scicli . Ragusanews.com . 2020-09-15 . it.
  132. News: John Coles obituary. Richard. Bradley. The Guardian. London. 2020-12-01. 2020-12-03.
  133. News: Pint . John . Pioneering archaeologist made waves studying Mexico's prehistory on foot . January 10, 2021 . Mexico News Daily . 8 January 2021.