What field was developed through international effort and sponsored by UNESCO, to find archaeological sites in the vast area of the Nile Valley scheduled to be flooded by the Aswan in the 1960s?

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The field developed through international effort and sponsored by UNESCO to find archaeological sites in the Nile Valley scheduled to be flooded by the Aswan in the 1960s is salvage archaeology. This type of archaeology is employed when there is an imminent threat to an archaeological site, such as from construction or natural disasters, and the goal is to quickly excavate and collect as much data as possible before the site is lost.

What Field Was Developed Through International Effort and Sponsored by UNESCO