1919 in archaeology
Overview of the events of 1919 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1919.
Events
- 22 May: A. E. Douglass provides the first comparative dendrochronology datings, to Clark Wissler of the American Museum of Natural History for sites in New Mexico.
Explorations
- Julio C. Tello makes the first scientific survey of Chavin de Huantar in Peru.
- Late: Col. William Hawley begins work at Stonehenge in England.
Excavations
- St Piran's Old Church, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England.
- Excavation of Tell al-'Ubaid in Mesopotamia by Henry Hall of the British Museum begins.[1]
- 1919–1921: Graig Lwyd Neolithic stone axe factory in North Wales.[2]
Finds
- 12 May: Traprain Treasure of Roman silver found in Scotland.[3]
Publications
- Katherine Routledge – The Mystery of Easter Island: the story of an expedition.
Births
- 13 March: Mualla Eyüboğlu, Turkish restoration architect (died 2009).
- 23 October: Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist (died 1992).
Deaths
- 1 October: Francis J. Haverfield, English Romano-British archaeologist (born 1860).
- 22 November: Sir Guy Francis Laking, keeper of the London Museum (born 1875).
References
- ^ Hall, H. R. (1930). Season's Work at Ur, Al-'Ubaid, Abu Shahrain (Eridu), and Elsewhere; Being an Unofficial Account of the British Museum Archaeological Mission to Babylonia, 1919. London: Methuen.
- ^ Warren, F. Hazzledine (1921). "Excavations at the stone-axe factory of Graig-Llwyd, Penmaenmawr". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 51: 165–99.
- ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
