1921 In Archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1921.
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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
Deaths
- November 4 - Oscar Montelius, Swedish archaeologist (b. 1843)
References
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