1921 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1921.

Explorations

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is first excavated by Austrian palaeontologist Otto Zdansky.
Excavations at Beit She'an by the University of Pennsylvania begin (continue to 1933).
Daya Ram Sahni starts excavations at Harrappa for the Archaeological Survey of India.
Georgios Sotiriou starts excavations at the church of Agios Gregorios Theologue in Thebes, Greece.^[1]

Material unearthed by Otto Zdansky's excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China which will eventually yield two human molars; but these finds will not be announced until 1926.
Edward Thurlow Leeds discovers an early settlement site of the Anglo-Saxons at Sutton Courtenay, the first in England to be systematically excavated.^[2]^[3]
Hjortspring boat.
Pernik sword is discovered.

January - Society of Antiquaries of London begins publication of The Antiquaries Journal.

^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
^ Leeds, E. T. (1923). "A Saxon Village near Sutton Courtenay, Berks". Archaeologia. LXXII. London: 147–92. doi:10.1017/S0261340900010328.
^ "The Anglo-Saxon Settlement at Sutton Courtenay". Oxford: Ashmolean Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ Hills, Catherine (2011-07-30). "Philip Rahtz". The Guardian. London. p. 37.
^ "Oscar Montelius - Swedish archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 May 2017.