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The year 1982 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Finds 4 Publications 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Explorations

[edit] Excavations

• The Chaco Project ends at Chaco Canyon (begun 1971).

[edit] Finds

• NASA's Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS) detects over 200 miles of a prehistoric (AD 900 or 1000) road system in Chaco Canyon, as well as walls, buildings, and agricultural fields.

[edit] Publications

• Roger Moorey , A Century of Biblical Archaeology, ISBN 0-7188-2825-9.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Pei Wenzhong, founding father of Chinese anthropology, buried at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China