List of years in archaeology       (table)
… 1969 .  1970 .  1971 .  1972  . 1973  . 1974  . 1975 … 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982 … 1983 .  1984 .  1985 .  1986  . 1987  . 1988  . 1989 …    In science: 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982
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The year 1979 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

• Hengistbury Head by Barry Cunliffe (continues to 1984).

Finds

Publications

Births

Deaths

• August 25: Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, discoverer of the tomb of Pacal the Great at Palenque
• Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology, buried at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China