1921 in archaeology
Overview of the events of 1921 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1921.
Explorations
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is discovered by Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson and American palaeontologist Walter W. Granger.
Excavations
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is first excavated by Austrian palaeontologist Otto Zdansky.
- Excavations at Beit She'an by the University of Pennsylvania begin (continue to 1933).
- Daya Ram Sahni starts excavations at Harrappa for the Archaeological Survey of India.
- Georgios Sotiriou starts excavations at the church of Agios Gregorios Theologue in Thebes, Greece.[1]
Finds
- Material unearthed by Otto Zdansky's excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China which will eventually yield two human molars; but these finds will not be announced until 1926.
- Edward Thurlow Leeds discovers an early settlement site of the Anglo-Saxons at Sutton Courtenay, the first in England to be systematically excavated.[2][3]
- Hjortspring boat.
- Pernik sword is discovered.
Institutions
- Origin of Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, Republic of Turkey.
Publications
- January - Society of Antiquaries of London begins publication of The Antiquaries Journal.
Births
- March 11 - Philip Rahtz, English archaeologist (d. 2011)[4]
- May 2 - B. B. Lal, Indian archaeologist (d. 2022)
Deaths
- November 4 - Oscar Montelius, Swedish archaeologist (b. 1843)[5]
References
- ^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Leeds, E. T. (1923). "A Saxon Village near Sutton Courtenay, Berks". Archaeologia. LXXII. London: 147–92. doi:10.1017/S0261340900010328.
- ^ "The Anglo-Saxon Settlement at Sutton Courtenay". Oxford: Ashmolean Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ Hills, Catherine (2011-07-30). "Philip Rahtz". The Guardian. London. p. 37.
- ^ "Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
