1935 in archaeology
The year 1935 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Excavations
- September 18: Excavation of the Kirkhaugh cairns in Northumberland (England) by Herbert Maryon begins.
- December: Chinese prehistorian Jia Lanpo appointed field director of the continuing excavations at Peking Man site in Zhoukoudian, China.
Finds
- February 28: The Ladby ship Viking grave is discovered on Funen in Denmark.
- October 7: The skeleton of the Mesolithic Loschbour man is discovered in Mullerthal, Luxembourg.
- A hoard of more than 11,000 Celtic coins is discovered at La Marquanderie on the Channel Island of Jersey.[1]
- The mural of the Investiture of Zimrilim is discovered in Mari, Syria.
- Viking Age ruins at Narsaq in Greenland are discovered by Aage Roussell.[2]
Events
- July: The Ahnenerbe is established in Nazi Germany as a division of the Schutzstaffel "for the Study of the History of Primeval Ideas" in support of Nazi racial ideology.
- August 2: The USS Philadelphia (1776) is raised from Lake Champlain.
- V. Gordon Childe delivers the inaugural Presidential address to The Prehistoric Society in England on 'Changing Methods and Aims in Prehistory'.
- Col. William Hawley reburies cremated human remains in A47 of the Aubrey holes at Stonehenge in England.
Awards
- Leonard Woolley knighted for his work in archaeology.[3]
Births
- January 19: Robin Birley, English archaeologist, director of excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda (d. 2018)[4]
Deaths
- May 11: Edward Herbert Thompson, American Mayanist (b. 1857)[5]
- May 19: T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist of the Middle East, military officer, diplomat and author, result of motorcycle accident (b. 1888)[6]
- December 2: James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (b. 1865)[7]
References
- "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- Sanness Johnsen, Ingrid (1968). Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 211.
- "Sir Leonard Woolley (Biographical details)". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Robin Birley". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "Edward Herbert Thompson - American archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "TE Lawrence (1888-1935)". BBC History. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "James Henry Breasted". britannica.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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