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Overview of the events of 2013 in archaeology
The year 2013 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
Exploration
Finds
February 4 -
DNA evidence confirms that
bones found in 2012 at the site of
Greyfriars, Leicester , are those of King
Richard III of England (k. 1485).
[6]
April - Burial of 5 Celtic warriors at
Buchères in France discovered.
[7]
May -
Happisburgh footprints , the oldest
hominin footprints outside of Africa, dating to more than 800,000 years ago, are discovered on the beach at
Happisburgh ,
Norfolk , England.
[8]
June -
Chactún , a
Mayan ruin , is discovered in
Campeche, Mexico .
[9]
July
August - A 500-kg bronze statue of
Apollo is found by Palestinian fisherman Joudat Ghrab.
[12] Dated between the 5th and the 1st century BC, the statue is seized by
Hamas officials after briefly appearing on
eBay .
[12]
September - Wreck of
Lake freighter
SS Scotiadoc (sank 1953) located in
Lake Superior .
[13]
November - The
Seaton Down Hoard of 22,888
Roman coins is found by
metal detectorists in
Devon , England.
[14]
A grave and first remains of what will be identified as the oldest human burial in Africa – a 3-year old named Mtoto by archaeologists – from 78,000 years BP are located in
Kenya .
[15]
Wreck found in
Nelson's Dockyard ,
Antigua , subsequently thought to be
French ship Beaumont (1762) .
[16]
Events
Deaths
See also
References
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"Próba ucieczki z obozu zagłady. Odkryli nieznany tunel w Sobiborze" . Wiadomości lokalne .
Gazeta Wyborcza . 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-11 .
^ Mearns, David L.; Parham, David; Frohlich, Bruno (2016-03-14).
"A Portuguese East Indiaman from the 1502–1503 Fleet of Vasco da Gama off Al Hallaniyah Island, Oman: an interim report" (PDF) .
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology . 46 (2): 331–350.
doi :
10.1111/1095-9270.12175 .
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"Breaking Ground: Art, Archaeology and Mythology" . Manchester:
National Football Museum . 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-16 .
^ Brown, M.; Nichol, K. (2014). Messines Model, Cannock Chase, Staffordhire: Excavation and Survey 2013 . No Man's Land for Staffordshire County Council.
^ Leppänen, Mari (2013-09-04).
"Suomen vanhin kirkko löytyi" . Yle. Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
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"Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king" .
BBC News . 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04 .
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"Celtic Burials Discovered in France" . Archaeology . Archaeological Institute of America. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2023-10-21 .
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Ghosh, Pallab (2014-02-07).
"Earliest footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk" . BBC News . Retrieved 2014-02-07 .
^ Gannon, Megan (2013-06-20).
"Ruins of Maya City Discovered in Remote Jungle" .
Live Science . Retrieved 2018-02-23 .
^ Bell, Dominique (31 January 2017).
"The Willington Waggonway Research Programme" .
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums . Retrieved 2018-07-15 .
^ Foch, Alex (2013-08-13).
"Why Was A Walrus Found Buried Next To 8 Human Bodies In King's Cross?" . Londonist . Retrieved 2020-11-14 .
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b
" 'Priceless' bronze statue of Greek god Apollo found in Gaza Strip" .
The Guardian . London. Archived from
the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-12 .
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" 'Deepest' Great Lakes shipwreck found near Thunder Bay: Scotiadoc found largely intact near Trowbridge Island" .
CBC News . 2013-10-07.
Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2020-12-17 .
^
Press Association (2014-09-26).
"Roman coin hoard, one of the largest found in UK, unearthed by builder" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
^ Martinón-Torres, María; et al. (2021).
"Earliest known human burial in Africa" .
Nature . 593 (7857): 95–100.
Bibcode :
2021Natur.593...95M .
doi :
10.1038/s41586-021-03457-8 .
hdl :
10072/413039 .
PMID
33953416 .
S2CID
233871256 .
^ Handy, Gemma (2021-07-25).
"Excitement over wooden shipwreck found in Antigua's seabed" . BBC News . Retrieved 2021-10-27 .
^ Warming, Rolf (2015-07-01).
"Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations" . Society for Combat Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-21 .
^
Dyer, Christopher (25 June 2013).
"Mick Aston obituary" .
The Guardian . London. Retrieved 12 March 2017 .