1935 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1935.

Excavations

• 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

• 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

• 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 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

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

Births

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

Deaths

• 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swanscombe Skull Site citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2018-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102075858/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003665.pdf. 2018-01-02. live.
2. Web site: Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £10m found in Jersey. BBC News. 2012-06-25. 2012-06-25.
3. Book: Sanness Johnsen, Ingrid. Stuttruner i vikingtidens innskrifter. 1968. Universitetsforlaget. Oslo. 211.
4. Web site: Sir Leonard Woolley (Biographical details). britishmuseum.org. 16 May 2017.
5. Web site: Robin Birley. https://web.archive.org/web/20180901182621/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc91da1e1. dead. September 1, 2018. British Film Institute. 31 May 2017. en.
6. Web site: Edward Herbert Thompson - American archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 May 2017. en.
7. Web site: TE Lawrence (1888-1935). BBC History. 27 May 2017.
8. Web site: James Henry Breasted. britannica.com. 31 May 2017.