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The year 2000 in archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below.

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

[edit] Excavations

[edit] Publications

[edit] Finds

• On Nelson's Island off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, Italian archaeologist Dr. Paolo Gallo uncovers a group of graves dating from the 1798 Battle of the Nile. The graves contain the remains of British Royal Navy officers, sailors, and marines, as well as women and children.
• Shang dynasty road discovered at Anyang Aero Sports School near Yinxu

[edit] Awards

[edit] Miscellaneous

• August 8: Wreck of Confederate submarine CSS H. L. Hunley is raised in South Carolina.
• September - Egyptian archeologists announce the discovery of more than 100 mummies - some from 500 BC and most from Roman time - in the Valley of the Golden Mummies.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• November 25 - James Deetz

[edit] See also

• Pompeii - computerized digital photographs.