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The year 1988 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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

[edit] Explorations

[edit] Excavations

• Excavations at Troy begin by team from the University of Tübingen and the University of Cincinnati under the direction of Professor Manfred Korfmann.
• The Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit at Crofton Roman Villa.

[edit] Publications

[edit] Finds

• Earrings, crown and rosettes, from the tomb of Queen Yabay in Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq) are discovered. They were made in the late 8th century BC. They are now at Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Einar Gjerstad