List of famous archaeological discoveries
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List of famous archaeological discoveries
Most of the archeological discoveries listed below had significance for the development of archaeology as a discipline and added to human knowledge. However, some such discoveries may later have their meaning reassessed in the context of later discoveries, or even be discredited at a later date (e.g., Piltdown Man).
Some archaeological discoveries may be associated with a particular archaeological site; others are equally relevant out of context.
- Amesbury Archer
- Boxgrove man
- Dead Sea scrolls
- Java Man
- Kennewick Man
- Kensington Runestone
- Lindow man
- Linear B
- Narmer Palette - Egypt
- Neandertal
- Newport ship
- Ötzi
- Peking Man
- Phaistos Disc
- Red Lady of Paviland
- Rosetta Stone
- Siberian Ice Maiden - Pazyryk
- Similaun
- Standard of Ur - Ur
- Sutton Hoo ship burial
- Sweet Track ancient roadway
- Taung child
- Terracotta Army
- Tollund Man
- Tomb of Tutankhamun
- Turkana Boy
- Valsgärde