1930 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1930 .

Explorations

Excavations

Vere Gordon Childe completes excavations at Skara Brae (begun in 1927).^[1]
John Garstang begins excavations at Jericho (continue to 1936).
Francis Llewellyn Griffith excavates at Kawa (Sudan).
Flinders Petrie begins excavations at Tall al-Ajjul (continue to 1934).

Finds

August 5 - Remains of S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897 discovered.
First fragments from an ancient boat harbour found on the bank of the Suojoki river in central Finland (one boat from site later dated to 13th century).^[2]

Publications

Aleš Hrdlička - The Skeletal Remains of Early Man.

Miscellaneous

September 11 - Max Mallowan marries Agatha Christie.
Max von Oppenheim opens a private museum of his Near Eastern archaeological finds in Berlin.
Edwin Smith Papyrus first translated.

Births

March 25 - John M. Coles, English prehistorian (d. 2020)
June 13 - Paul Veyne, French Roman archaeologist, historian
September 23 - Edda Bresciani, Italian Egyptologist (d. 2020)

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References

↑ "Excavation - Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ Greenhill, Basil (1995). The Archaeology of Boats & Ships: an introduction. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-85177-652-1.

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[1] "Excavation - Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[2] Greenhill, Basil (1995). The Archaeology of Boats & Ships: an introduction. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-85177-652-1.

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