Theyear 1988 inarchaeology involved some significant events.

• Excavations atTroy begin by team from theUniversity of Tübingen and theUniversity of Cincinnati under the direction of ProfessorManfred Korfmann.
• The Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit atCrofton Roman Villa.
• Excavation ofAncient Greek shipwreck atMa'agan Michael.^[1]

• Peter Harbison -Pre-Christian Ireland: from the first settlers to the early Celts.

• Earrings,crown androsettes from thetomb of QueenYabay inKalhu (modernNimrud,Iraq) are discovered. They were made in the late 8th century BC. They are displayed atIraq Museum,Baghdad.
• Discovery of thePalatine wall inRome.^[2]
• Uncovering of a Christian basilica of c. 300 CE atAqaba in Jordan.
• Discovery of a shipwreck of 500–460 BC offGela (Sicily).
• Accidental discovery of the remains of a Romanamphitheatre in theCity of London in excavation of foundations of newGuildhall Art Gallery.^[3]
• Discovery of theSemliki harpoon in theKatanda Territory of theDemocratic Republic of Congo.
• ColossalNike statue of the Victoria Romana type fromHadrian's Library inAthens,Greece.

• Lisa Lodwick, British archaeologist (d.2022)^[4]

• January 8 -Einar Gjerstad,Swedisharchaeologist of theMediterranean (b.1897).
• April 13 –V. S. Wakankar, Indian archaeologist (b.1919).^[5]
• April 15 –George E. Mylonas, Greek archaeologist (b.1898).^[6]
• December 25 -W. F. Grimes,Welsh archaeologist (b.1905).

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