Finds
- Radiocarbon dating technique discovered by Willard Libby and his colleagues in 1949 during his tenure as a professor at the University of Chicago.
- New excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China unearth 5 teeth and fragments of thigh and shin bone.
- First new discoveries of Nimrud ivories by British School of Archaeology in Iraq led by Max Mallowan.
Read more about this topic: 1949 In Archaeology
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