1991 in archaeology

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.
• Remains of British battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary in the North Sea. ^[10]

Publications

• Joan M. Gero and Margaret W. Conkey (ed.) - Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN   0-631-16505-3
• Richard Hodges - Wall-to-Wall History: the Story of Roystone Grange. London: Duckworth ISBN   0-7156-2342-7
• 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. ISBN   0-521-38337-4.
• Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn - Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN   0-500-28147-5.

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. ^[11]

Deaths

• January 18 - Clarence Hungerford Webb, American archaeologist (b. 1902) ^[12]
• March 31 - A. W. Lawrence, English Classical archaeologist (b. 1900)

References

1. "Dmanisi | archaeological site, Georgia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
2. "Viking Dig Reports". BBC . Retrieved 2011-11-03.
3. "La découverte du corps d'Alain-Fournier et de ses frères d'armes" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-02-15.
4. Simons, Marlise (20 October 1992). "Stone Age Art Shows Penguins at Mediterranean". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
5. "'Otzi the Iceman' Discovered". National Geographic Society. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
6. Vekua, Abesalom; Lordkipanidze, David (2010). "Dmanisi (Georgia) – Site of Discovery of the Oldest Hominid in Eurasia" (PDF). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 4 (2): 158–164.
7. The Guardian (London) 21 December 1991.
8. Delgado, Kevin (2010). Explorer's Guide Acapulco: A Great Destination. The Countryman Press. p. 184. ISBN   9781581578560.
9. Johnson, Dale A. (2004). Monks of Mount Izla. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781411619494.
10. "Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 2616 The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2006". London: Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
11. Brown, Mark (1 December 2010). "Iraqi palace could become museum showcasing British Museum artefacts". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
12. "Clarence Hungerford Webb 1902-1991" (PDF). Cambridge.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.