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1921 in archaeology
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
.
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.
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
)
May 2 -
B. B. Lal
,
Indian
archaeologist (d.
2022
)
Deaths
November 4 -
Oscar Montelius
,
Swedish
archaeologist (b.
1843
)
References