Editing 2022 in archaeology (section)

==Events==
;June
* Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice at Neolithic Ban Non Wat in central Thailand, research suggests.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title=Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/06/chickens-were-first-tempted-down-from-trees-by-rice-research-suggests |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Exeter |first=University of |title=New evidence about when, where, and how chickens were domesticated |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-06-evidence-chickens-domesticated.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 10 – A wreck located in 2007 off the [[Norfolk]] coast of England by divers is disclosed to be {{HMS|Gloucester|1654}} which ran aground on a sandbank in 1682 with the future King [[James II of England]] on board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shipwreck The Gloucester hailed most important since Mary Rose|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-61734192|access-date=2022-06-10|work=BBC News|date=2022-06-10}}</ref>
;November
* 28 – The [[Horniman Museum]] in London formally returns ownership of the [[Benin Bronzes]] from its collection to [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63783561|title=Benin Bronzes: Nigeria hails 'great day' as London museum signs over looted objects|website=BBC News|last=Razzall|first=Katie|date=2022-11-29|access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref>