 the year 1938 in archaeology involved some significant events. ==explorations== * matthew stirling first visits the tres zapotes and san lorenzo tenochtitlÃ¡n sites. ==excavations== * the iron age farmstead site at little woodbury, wiltshire, england, by gerhard bersu for the prehistoric society using open area excavation techniques (continues to 1939; published 1940). * llantwit major roman villa in wales, by v. e. nash-williams (continues to 1948). * the neolithic settlement of rinyo on rousay in orkney (scotland), by v. gordon childe (resumed 1946). ==publications== * t. d. kendrick - anglo-saxon art to a.d. 900. ==finds== * maya site of caracol is rediscovered. * luther cressman, the first to explore the region, discovered preserved 9,000-year-old shredded sage sandals at fort rock cave in south central oregon, usa. until radiocarbon dating verified his find, his belief was that humans had occupied the area a maximum of 4,000 years ago. * 'barber surgeon of avebury'. * bronze head from ife. ==awards==  ==miscellaneous==  ==births==  ==deaths== * 24 february - thomas gann, explorer and archaeologist
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