1919 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1919.
Events
- 22 May: A. E. Douglass provides the first comparative dendrochronology datings, to Clark Wissler of the American Museum of Natural History for sites in New Mexico.
Explorations
- Julio C. Tello makes the first scientific survey of Chavin de Huantar in Peru.
- Late: Col. William Hawley begins work at Stonehenge in England.
Excavations
- St Piran's Old Church, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England.
- Excavation of Tell al-'Ubaid in Mesopotamia by Henry Hall of the British Museum begins.[1]
- 1919â1921: Graig Lwyd Neolithic stone axe factory in North Wales.[2]
Finds
- 12 May: Traprain Treasure of Roman silver found in Scotland.[3]
Publications
- Katherine Routledge â The Mystery of Easter Island: the story of an expedition.
Births
- 13 March: Mualla EyüboÄlu, Turkish restoration architect (died 2009).
- 23 October: Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist (died 1992).
Deaths
- 1 October: Francis J. Haverfield, English Romano-British archaeologist (born 1860).
- 22 November: Sir Guy Francis Laking, keeper of the London Museum (born 1875).