1931 in archaeology

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The year 1931 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Events

Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments adopted at the First International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments.

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).
International project at Samaria begins (lasts to 1935).
Alfonso Caso begins eighteen-year project at Monte Albán.
Prima nave of the Nemi ships is recovered.

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
Ferriby Boat 1 discovered by Ted Wright
The remains of 450 infants and 150 dogs dated to 165 BC–150 BC are found at the Athenian Agora; the infants were subsequently found to die from meningitis and other natural causes^[1]

13 September: Brian Dobson (died 2012), British archaeologist notable for work on Hadrian's Wall and the Roman Army

Alfred Maudslay, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the Maya civilization

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