1931 in archaeology
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The year 1931 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- Chinese prehistorian Jia Lanpo and archaeologist Bian Mienmien join the ongoing excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China
- University of Pennsylvania project at Piedras Negras, Guatemala begins (lasts to 1939)
- Alfonso Caso begins 18 year project at Monte Albán
[edit] Finds
- 29 December: Calakmul rediscovered by Cyrus L. Lundell
- French archaeologist Henri Breuil visits the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China and confirms the presence of stone tools
- George Florescu discovers Vlad III Dracula's tomb in Snagov Monastery
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Alfred Maudslay, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the Maya civilization
