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Overview of the events of 1921 in archaeology
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
…
In science
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
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
.
Categories
:
1921 in science
1921
Archaeology by year
Hidden categories:
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Short description matches Wikidata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1921 in archaeology
List of years in archaeology
(
table
)
…
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
…
In science
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
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
.
Categories
:
1921 in science
1921
Archaeology by year
Hidden categories:
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Short description matches Wikidata
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