 the year 1957 in archaeology involved some significant events. ==explorations== * ==excavations== *1957-1960: james mellaart at hacilar. *1957-1961: ralph solecki at shanidar, iraq. ==publications== * medieval archaeology: journal of the society for medieval archaeology first published ==finds== * right arm of laocoÃ¶n and his sons * sperlonga sculptures * ban chiang ==awards==  ==miscellaneous==  ==births== * ==deaths== * october 19 - v. gordon childe, british prehistorian. * j. f. s. stone, british archaeologist.
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