1929 in archaeology

1929 in archaeology

The year 1929 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

*Expedition under Neil Merton Judd to collect dendrochronological specimens to date habitation of Chaco Canyon

Excavations

* Agora in Athens
* Chinese archeologist Pei Wenzhong appointed field director of the continuing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China

Finds

* December 1: Chinese archaeologist Pei Wenzhong unearths the first skullcap at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
* Mummy of Queen Meryet-Amun (daughter of Tuthmosis III)
* Roman Amphitheatre at Chester found by Hugh Thompson
* Ruins of Kamiros on Rhodes
* Guido Ucelli discovers the legendary barges of Caligula in Lake Nemi

Publications

Births

Deaths

* Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani, Italian archaeologist


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