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The year 1981 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Publications 4 Finds 5 Awards 6 Miscellaneous 7 Births 8 Deaths

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• Ain Ghazal was discovered during road construction outside Amman, Jordan.

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• Colin Renfrew is elected to the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge.

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