National Museum of Korea and related institutions begin archaeological excavations at Songguk-ri, a prehistoric village that serves as the type-site for the material culture of the Middle Mumun Pottery PeriodinKorea (excavations continue periodically until the late 1990s).
August 1 - The skull of KNM ER 3733, a woman of the species Homo ergaster who died around 1,750,000 BP, is discovered at the Koobi Fora Ridge near Lake TurkanainKenya by Bernard Ngeneo. By August 9, the nearly intact skull will have been carefully unearthed.[2]