1956 in archaeology

1956 CE in archaeology

Explorations

Excavations

• Large University of Pennsylvania project at Tikal begins

Publications

• Documents in Mycenaean Greek by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick; documenting decypherment of Linear B

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

Deaths

• 6 June: Hiram Bingham III, rediscoverer of Machu Picchu
• 6 September: Michael Ventris, co-decypherer of Linear B

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1955 in archaeology
• 1957 in archaeology