The year 1984 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations Ian Graham makes first scientific examination and map of Maya site of Cival.
Excavations Hengistbury Head, by Barry Cunliffe, is completed (begun in 1979). Khok Phanom Di, by Charles Higham (1984–85). May - An M4 Sherman amphibious tank lost off Slapton, England during Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, is recovered. July - Uluburun shipwreck, by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology under George Bass, begun (continues until 1994).
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Finds July - Pirate ship Whydah Gally (wrecked off Cape Cod in 1717) discovery announced. August 1 - Lindow Man is found in Lindow Moss in north west England by peat cutters. September - 1928 Scania truck (sunk 1936) located in Fryken, Sweden. November - Commerce raider CSS Alabama (sunk off Cherbourg peninsula in 1864) is found by the French Navy. Turkana Boy is found in Kenya by team led by Richard Leakey. Events April - Jorvik Viking Centre opens in York, England. Deaths February 28: Taha Baqir, Iraqi archaeologist (born 1912) April 5: Giuseppe Tucci, Italian Orientalist (born 1894) References