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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1939.

Excavations

Major excavation of Ostia Antica in Italy begins (continues to 1942).
University of Pennsylvania project at Piedras Negras, Guatemala ends (started 1931).
Palace of Nestor in Pylos by Carl Blegen (resumed 1952-69).
Tomb of Psusennes at Tanis by Pierre Montet (started 1928).
Deserted medieval village of Seacourt near Oxford by Rupert Bruce-Mitford (June–July 15).^[1]
Medieval settlement at Bere, North Tawton, England, by Martyn Jope.^[2]
Bowl barrow at Knap Hill, Wiltshire, England, by C. W. Phillips.

May
- Sutton Hoo ship burial unearthed by Basil Brown and Edith Pretty in Suffolk, England. On July 28 the Sutton Hoo helmet is excavated.
- Battle of Thermopylae site unearthed by Spyridon Marinatos in Greece.^[3]
August 25: The Lion-man statue is discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a cave in southern Germany.^[4]
Matthew Stirling discovers the bottom half of Stela C at Tres Zapotes in Veracruz, Mexico.
Wyllys Andrews discovers the Maya civilization site of Kulubá in Yucatán, Mexico.^[5]

^ Bruce-Mitford, R. L. S. (1940). "The Excavations at Seacourt, Berks., 1939: an interim report" (PDF). Oxoniensia. V. Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 31–42.
^ Jope, E. M.; Threlfall, R. I. (1958). "Excavation of a medieval settlement at Bere, North Tawton, Devon". Medieval Archaeology. 2: 112–140. doi:10.5284/1071332.
^ Hamilakis, Yannis (2007). The Nation and Its Ruins: Antiquity, Archaeology, and National Imagination in Greece. Oxford University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-19-923038-9.
^ "The Lion Man: an Ice Age masterpiece". The British Museum Blog. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Kulubá Maya ruins are being restored to their ancient splendor". El Universal. Mexico City. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
^ Aston, Mick (5 October 2001). "Peter Reynolds". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Howard Carter - British archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 May 2017.