1919 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1919 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1919.

## Events

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* 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

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* 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

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* St Piran's Old Church, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England.
* Excavation of Tell al-'Ubaid in Mesopotamia by Henry Hall of the British Museum begins.[1]
* 1919–1921: Graig Lwyd Neolithic stone axe factory in North Wales.[2]

## Finds

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* 12 May: Traprain Treasure of Roman silver found in Scotland.[3]

## Publications

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* Katherine Routledge – The Mystery of Easter Island: the story of an expedition.

## Births

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* 13 March: Mualla Eyüboğlu, Turkish restoration architect (died 2009).
* 23 October: Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist (died 1992).

## Deaths

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* 1 October: Francis J. Haverfield, English Romano-British archaeologist (born 1860).
* 22 November: Sir Guy Francis Laking, keeper of the London Museum (born 1875).

## References

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1. ^ Hall, H. R. (1930). Season's Work at Ur, Al-'Ubaid, Abu Shahrain (Eridu), and Elsewhere; Being an Unofficial Account of the British Museum Archaeological Mission to Babylonia, 1919. London: Methuen.
2. ^ Warren, F. Hazzledine (1921). "Excavations at the stone-axe factory of Graig-Llwyd, Penmaenmawr". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 51: 165–99.
3. ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

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