1991 in archaeology explained

The year 1991 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• Dmanisi historic site, Georgia.^[1]
• November - December - Scar boat burial, Orkney.^[2]
• November 4 - An archaeological expedition is launched in France, eventually resulting in the discovery of a mass grave and identification of the body of the novelist Alain-Fournier, 77 years after his death as Lieutenant Henri-Alban Fournier in World War I.^[3]

Finds

• July - Rock art at Cosquer cave in Cap Morgiou, France.^[4]
• September 19 - Ötzi the Iceman.^[5]
• September 25 - First fragment of Dmanisi hominins in Georgia.^[6]
• September - Fourteen Ancient Egyptian Boats (First Dynasty) identified at Abydos.^[7]
• Cuetlajuchitlán discovered in Mexico.^[8]
• Remains of monks at Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey killed by Timur's troops in 1401 are found in caves underneath the monastery.^[9]
• Cores and samples from a roof in Pueblo Bonito are dated to ca. A.D. 1082.

Publications

• Joan M. Gero and Margaret W. Conkey (ed.) - Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory. Oxford: Blackwell.
• Richard Hodges - Wall-to-Wall History: the Story of Roystone Grange. London: Duckworth
• Charles D. Trombold and David W. Wagner - "Analysis of Prehistoric Roadways in Chaco Canyon Using Remotely Sensed Digital Data." Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New World. Cambridge University Press. .
• Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn - Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. .

Awards

• Archaeologist Colin Renfrew has created a life peer as Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew.

Events

• Gulf War: The Basra Museum is extensively looted.^[10]

Deaths

• January 18 - Clarence Hungerford Webb, American archaeologist (b. 1902)^[11]
• March 31 - A. W. Lawrence, English Classical archaeologist (b. 1900)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dmanisi archaeological site, Georgia . Encyclopedia Britannica . 14 January 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Viking Dig Reports. BBC. 2011-11-03.
3. Web site: La découverte du corps d'Alain-Fournier et de ses frères d'armes. 2015-02-15.
4. Web site: Simons . Marlise . Stone Age Art Shows Penguins at Mediterranean . The New York Times . 14 January 2019 . 20 October 1992.
5. Web site: 'Otzi the Iceman' Discovered . National Geographic Society . 14 January 2019 . en . 28 July 2014.
6. Vekua. Abesalom. Lordkipanidze. David. 2010. Dmanisi (Georgia) – Site of Discovery of the Oldest Hominid in Eurasia. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 4. 2. 158–164.
7. The Guardian (London) 21 December 1991.
8. Book: Delgado . Kevin . Explorer's Guide Acapulco: A Great Destination . 2010 . The Countryman Press . 9781581578560 . 184 . en.
9. Book: Johnson, Dale A.. Monks of Mount Izla. 9781411619494. 2004. Lulu.com .
10. Web site: Brown . Mark . Iraqi palace could become museum showcasing British Museum artefacts . The Guardian . 14 January 2019 . 1 December 2010.
11. Web site: Clarence Hungerford Webb 1902-1991. Cambridge.org. 8 June 2017.