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)
• December 2: James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (born 1865)

References

1. "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.