1933 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1933.

Explorations

• Hull of Henry V of England's flagship Grace Dieu identified in the River Hamble.^[1]

Excavations

• Excavations at Et-Tell by Judith Marquet-Krause begin (continue through 1935).
• Excavations at Tell Arpachiyah by Max Mallowan and John Cruikshank Rose of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
• Excavations at Tepe Sialk by Roman Ghirshman begin (continue in 1934 and 1937).
• Excavation of mastaba of Senewosret-Ankh at Lisht in Egypt by Metropolitan Museum of Art concludes.
• Excavations at Tintagel Castle by C. A. Ralegh Radford begin (continue through 1938).
• Gordon Vivian begins preservation work at Pueblo Bonito, Chetro Ket and Casa Rinconada (through 1937).

Finds

• August 9 - Hoard of silver denarii and a fragment of tartan cloth found at Falkirk, Scotland.^{[2] [3]}
• Ancient city of Mari, Syria.
• Rock art at Tassili n'Ajjer.
• Submerged site of Heracleion in Egypt is identified from the air.^[4]

Publications

• Stuart Piggott and Grahame Clark - "The age of the British flint mines", Antiquity.^[5]

Births

• May 11 - Anna Marguerite McCann, American underwater archaeologist (d. 2017)
• June 9 - Jerzy Kolendo, Polish archaeologist (d. 2014)^[6]
• August 10 - Denise Schmandt-Besserat, French-born archaeologist specialising in the origins of writing and information management
• November 5 – Sonia Elizabeth Chadwick, British early mediaeval archaeologist (d. 1999)^[7]
• Don Brothwell, British archaeologist (d. 2016)^[8]
• Christos G. Doumas, Greek archaeologist
• Robert Sténuit, Belgian underwater archaeologist

Deaths

• February 4 - Archibald Sayce, English Assyriologist (b. 1845)
• July 13 - Mary Brodrick, English Egyptologist (b. c.1858)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ships: Grace Dieu 1420. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110805134232/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/history/ships/grace-dieu-1420/index.htm. live. 2011-08-05. The National Archives (United Kingdom). Royal Navy. 2009. 2018-08-27. Royal Navy.
2. Web site: Geoff. Bailey. The Roman Coin Hoard And The Falkirk Tartan. Falkirk Local History Society. 2006. 2014-05-07.
3. George. Macdonald. Hoard of coins from Falkirk. The Antiquaries Journal. Society of Antiquaries of London. 14. 1. January 1934. 59. 10.1017/s0003581500037926. 162434922 .
4. News: Lost cities #6: how Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years under water. Shenker. Jack. 2016-08-15. The Guardian. 2018-02-11. London.
5. Clark. Grahame. Piggott. Stuart. The Age of the British Flint Mines. Antiquity. 2 January 2015. 7. 26. 166–183. 10.1017/S0003598X00007912. 162607431 .
6. Web site: Im memoriam – Jerzy Kolendo (9 czerwca 1933 - 28 lutego 2014). Histmag.org. 21 November 2017.
7. Web site: Welch . Martin . 1999-06-23 . Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes . 2023-01-28 . The Independent . en.
8. Web site: In Memoriam Don Brothwell - Archaeology, The University of York. www.york.ac.uk. 7 June 2017. EN. 10 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213641/https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/in-memoriam-don-brothwell/. dead.