1935 in archaeology
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The year 1935 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
- 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 ship grave is discovered on Funen in Denmark.
- 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.
Miscellaneous
- V. Gordon Childe delivers the inaugural Presidential address to The Prehistoric Society in England on 'Changing Methods and Aims in Prehistory'.
Awards
- Leonard Woolley knighted for his work in archaeology.
Births
- January 19: Robin Birley, English archaeologist, director of excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda
Deaths
- May 11: Edward Herbert Thompson, American Mayanist (born 1857)
- May 19: T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist of the Middle East, military officer, diplomat and author (born [[1888 in archaeology|1888])
- December 2: James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (born 1865)
References
- ↑ "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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