1942 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942.

Excavations

Publications

• V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

• January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
• A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
• Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.^[1]

Births

• 13 January – Khaled Nashef, Palestinian archaeologist (died 2009)
• 30 October – Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)^[2]
• 7 December – Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023) ^[3]

Deaths

• July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)