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

1. "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
2. Sanness Johnsen, Ingrid (1968). Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 211.
3. "Sir Leonard Woolley (Biographical details)". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
4. "Robin Birley". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
5. "Edward Herbert Thompson - American archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
6. "TE Lawrence (1888-1935)". BBC History. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
7. "James Henry Breasted". britannica.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.