1931 in archaeology

1931 in archaeology

The year 1931 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

* Chinese prehistorian Jia Lanpo and archaeologist Bian Mienmien join the ongoing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
* University of Pennsylvania project at Piedras Negras, Guatemala begins (lasts to 1939)
* Alfonso Caso begins 18 year project at Monte Albán

Finds

* 29 December: Calakmul rediscovered by Cyrus L. Lundell
* French archaeologist Henri Breuil visits the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China and confirms the presence of stone tools
* George Florescu discovers Vlad III Dracula's tomb in Snagov Monastery

Publications

Births

Deaths

* Alfred Maudslay, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the Maya civilization


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