1925 in archaeology
Overview of the events of 1925 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1925.
Explorations
Excavations
- Kaminaljuyu Mayan site, by Manuel Gamino.
- Kültepe in Turkey, by Bedřich Hrozný.
- Excavations in Gibraltar by Dorothy Garrod begin (continue to 1926).
- October - Tin Hinan Tomb in the Sahara located and opened by Byron Khun de Prorok.[1]
- December - Complete excavation of the Great Sphinx of Giza by Émile Baraize begins (continues to 1936).
Publications
- John Beazley - Attische Vasenmaler des rotfigurigen Stils
- V. Gordon Childe - The Dawn of European Civilization.
- Aleš Hrdlička - The Old Americans.
Finds
- July 13 - "Venus of Dolní Věstonice" at Dolní Věstonice in Moravia.
- October 28 - Howard Carter reveals the golden death mask of Tutenkhamun.[2]
- Ennigaldi-Nanna's Museum at Ur is discovered by Leonard Woolley.[3]
- "Venus of Savignano" near Savignano sul Panaro in Italy.
- "Galilee skull" in Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh.
- The Aurignacian settlement site at Breitenbach in Saxony-Anhalt is discovered by local schoolteacher E. Thiersch.[4]
- Belgic pottery at Swarling, Kent.
- Makapansgat pebble in South Africa.
Awards
Miscellaneous
Births
- January 22 - John Davies Evans, English archaeologist and academic (d. 2011)[5]
- April 24 - Leslie Alcock, English archaeologist (d. 2006)[6]
- November 14 - James Mellaart, British archaeologist. (d. 2012)[7]
Deaths
- February 4 - Robert Koldewey, German archaeologist (b. 1855).[8]
References
- ^ De Prorok, Count Byron Khun (1926). "Digging for Lost African Gods". New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved 2022-11-21 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Winstone, H. V. F. (2006). Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun (rev. ed.). Manchester: Barzan. pp. 269–70. ISBN 1-905521-04-9.
- ^ Hopkins, Owen (2021). The Museum: From its Origins to the 21st Century. London: Frances Lincoln. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7112-5457-2.
- ^ Porr, M. (2004). "Menschen wie wir: Die Aurignacien-Fundstelle von Breitenbach". In Meller, H. (ed.). Paläolithikum und Mesolithikum: Kataloge zur Dauerausstellung im Landesmuseum, Halle.
- ^ Obituary of Professor John Evans, The Daily Telegraph, 2 September, 2011
- ^ Lane, Alan (23 June 2006). "Leslie Alcock". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "James Mellaart". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Robert Koldewey - German architect and archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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