1941 in archaeology

1941 in archaeology

The year 1941 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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Excavations

* Excavations at Olmec site of La Venta by Matthew Sterling begin.
* Mikhail M. Gerasimov opened Tamerlane's tomb on June 19, 1941.

Publications

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

* The bulk of the finds from the 1927-1937 excavations of Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China are lost, never to be recovered, while being transported to safety.

Births

* Kent R. Weeks, Egyptologist

Deaths

* July 11: Arthur Evans, archaeologist of Minoan civilisation


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