1935 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1935.

## Excavations

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* September 18: Excavation of the Kirkhaugh cairns in Northumberland (England) by Herbert Maryon begins.
* December: Chinese prehistorian Jia Lanpo appointed field director of the continuing excavations at Peking Man site in Zhoukoudian, China.

## Finds

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* February 28: The Ladby ship Viking grave is discovered on Funen in Denmark.
* June 29: First portion of Swanscombe skull, belonging to a woman from 400,000 BP, is discovered in England.[1]
* October 7: The skeleton of the Mesolithic Loschbour man is discovered in Mullerthal, Luxembourg.
* A hoard of more than 11,000 Celtic coins is discovered at La Marquanderie on the Channel Island of Jersey.[2]
* The mural of the Investiture of Zimrilim is discovered in Mari, Syria.
* Viking Age ruins at Narsaq in Greenland are discovered by Aage Roussell.[3]

## Events

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* July: The Ahnenerbe is established in Nazi Germany as a division of the Schutzstaffel "for the Study of the History of Primeval Ideas" in support of Nazi racial ideology.
* August 2: The USS Philadelphia (1776) is raised from Lake Champlain.
* V. Gordon Childe delivers the inaugural Presidential address to The Prehistoric Society in England on 'Changing Methods and Aims in Prehistory'.
* Col. William Hawley reburies cremated human remains in A47 of the Aubrey holes at Stonehenge in England.

## Awards

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* Leonard Woolley knighted for his work in archaeology.[4]

## Births

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* January 19: Robin Birley, English archaeologist, director of excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda (d. 2018)[5]

## Deaths

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* May 11: Edward Herbert Thompson, American Mayanist (b. 1857)[6]
* May 19: T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist of the Middle East, military officer, diplomat and author, result of motorcycle accident (b. 1888)[7]
* December 2: James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (b. 1865)[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Swanscombe Skull Site citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
2. ^ "Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey". BBC News. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
3. ^ Sanness Johnsen, Ingrid (1968). Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 211.
4. ^ "Sir Leonard Woolley (Biographical details)". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
5. ^ "Robin Birley". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
6. ^ "Edward Herbert Thompson - American archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
7. ^ "TE Lawrence (1888-1935)". BBC History. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
8. ^ "James Henry Breasted". britannica.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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