1959 in archaeology

1959 in archaeology

The year 1959 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

* At Mesa Verde National Park, the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project begins for excavation of three cliff dwellings (Long House, Mug House, and Step House), including a survey of Wetherill Mesa and excavation of selected mesa-top sites (completed in 1972).

Publications

Finds

* Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey find Paranthropus (originally designated "Zinjanthropus") in Olduvai Gorge.
* Arlington Springs Man is found by Phil C. Orr on Santa Rosa Island, California.
* Ongoing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth a mandible fragment.

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