1925 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1925.

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Digging for Lost African Gods. De Prorok, Count Byron Khun. 1926. G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. Internet Archive. 2022-11-21.
2. Book: Winstone, H. V. F.. H. V. F. Winstone

   . H. V. F. Winstone. Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Manchester. Barzan. rev.. 2006. 1-905521-04-9. 269–70.

3. Book: Hopkins, Owen. The Museum: From its Origins to the 21st Century. 2021. Frances Lincoln. London. 978-0-7112-5457-2. 43.
4. Book: Porr, M.. 2004. Menschen wie wir: Die Aurignacien-Fundstelle von Breitenbach. Meller, H.. Paläolithikum und Mesolithikum: Kataloge zur Dauerausstellung im Landesmuseum, Halle.
5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/8738496/Professor-John-Evans.html Obituary of Professor John Evans, The Daily Telegraph, 2 September, 2011
6. Web site: Lane. Alan. Leslie Alcock. The Guardian. 30 May 2017. 23 June 2006.
7. Web site: James Mellaart. Telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2012 . 16 May 2017. en.
8. Web site: Robert Koldewey - German architect and archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 May 2017. en.