1935 in archaeology

none 1935 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1935. 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. June 29: First portion of Swanscombe skull, belonging to a woman from 400,000 BP, is discovered in England.https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003665.pdf Swanscombe Skull Site citation Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England 2018-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20180102075858/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003665.pdf 2018-01-02 live 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.Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-18579868 BBC News 2012-06-25 2012-06-25 The mural of the Investiture of Zimrilim is discovered in Mari, Syria. Viking Age ruins at Narsaq in Greenland are discovered by Aage Roussell.Sanness Johnsen Ingrid Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter 1968 Universitetsforlaget Oslo 211 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 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.http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=92773 Sir Leonard Woolley (Biographical details) britishmuseum.org 16 May 2017 Births January 19: Robin Birley, English archaeologist, director of excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda (d. 2018)Robin Birley http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc91da1e1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180901182621/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc91da1e1 dead September 1, 2018 British Film Institute 31 May 2017 en Deaths May 11: Edward Herbert Thompson, American Mayanist (b. 1857)Edward Herbert Thompson - American archaeologist https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Herbert-Thompson Encyclopedia Britannica 18 May 2017 en May 19: T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist of the Middle East, military officer, diplomat and author, result of motorcycle accident (b. 1888)https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lawrence_te.shtml TE Lawrence (1888-1935) BBC History 27 May 2017 December 2: James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (b. 1865)https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Henry-Breasted James Henry Breasted britannica.com 31 May 2017 References Archaeology Category:1930s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year