List of famous archaeological discoveries

List of famous archaeological discoveries

Most of the archeological discoveries listed below had significance for the development of archaeology as a discipline and added to human knowledge. However, some such discoveries may later have their meaning reassessed in the context of later discoveries, or even be discredited at a later date (e.g., Piltdown Man).

Some archaeological discoveries may be associated with a particular archaeological site; others are equally relevant out of context.

• Amesbury Archer
• Boxgrove man
• Dead Sea scrolls
• Java Man
• Kennewick Man
• Kensington Runestone
• Lindow man
• Linear B
• Narmer Palette - Egypt
• Neandertal
• Newport ship
• Ötzi
• Peking Man
• Phaistos Disc
• Red Lady of Paviland
• Rosetta Stone
• Siberian Ice Maiden - Pazyryk
• Similaun
• Standard of Ur - Ur
• Sutton Hoo ship burial
• Sweet Track ancient roadway
• Taung child
• Terracotta Army
• Tollund Man
• Tomb of Tutankhamun
• Turkana Boy
• Valsgärde

See also

• Biblical archaeology
• List of famous archaeological sites