1991 in archaeology
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The year 1991 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
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[edit] Excavations
- Dmanisi, Georgia.
- November–December - Scar boat burial, Orkney.[1]
[edit] Finds
- July - Rock art at Cosquer cave in Cap Morgiou, France.
- September - Ötzi the Iceman.
- September - Fourteen Ancient Egyptian Boats (First Dynasty) identified at Abydos.[2]
- Cores and samples from a roof in Pueblo Bonito are dated to ca. A.D. 1082.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Awards
- Archaeologist Colin Renfrew is created a life peer as Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew.
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] References
- ^ "Viking Dig Reports". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/dig_reports_01.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ The Guardian (London) 21 December 1991.
