1980 in archaeology
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1980 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
[edit] Finds
[edit] Publications
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
- 19 December - Chaco Canyon National Monument is re-named Chaco Culture National Historical Park with 13,000 acres added. The Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Site program is created to protect Chacoan sites.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 2: Rhys Carpenter
- September 8: Willard Frank Libby, key developer of radiocarbon dating
- September 8: Keith Muckelroy, maritime archaeologist
- November 16: Don Crabtree