2008 in archaeology

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The year 2008 in archaeology

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Publications 4 Finds 4.1 September 4.2 October 4.3 November 5 Awards 6 Miscellaneous 7 Deaths 8 References 9 See also

[edit] Explorations

[edit] Excavations

• March: The first excavation inside the sarsen circle since 1964 is started at Stonehenge.^[1]

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[edit] Finds

[edit] September

• A Viking Age ship, containing the remains of seven dead men, is found in Salme village, Saaremaa, Estonia. Several weapons, everyday items, gaming pieces and animal remains are also found.^[2]

[edit] October

• On October 9th, 2008, Serbian archaeologists find a copper axe in Prokuplje, Serbia believed to be 500-800 years older than the actual beginning of the Copper Age, suggesting that the human use of metal is older than previously believed.^[3][4][5]

[edit] November

• A Dutch amateur discovers 109 Celtic coins dating to the 1st century near Maastricht in November. Archaeologists report that the coins were produced by the Eburones. 39 of the coins were gold, marking this the first Celtic gold treasury found in the Netherlands.^[6]

[edit] Awards

• June: Archaeologist Larry Zimmerman receives the Peter Ucko Memorial Award at the 2008 World Archaeological Congress held in Dublin, Ireland.^[7]

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

[edit] See also