1942 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942.

Publications

 * V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

 * January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
 * A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
 * Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.

Births

 * 30 October - Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)
 * 7 December - Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023)

Deaths

 * July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)