1991 in archaeology

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The year 1991 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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]
Cuetlajuchitlán discovered in Mexico.
Remains of monks at Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey killed by Timur's troops in 1401 are found in caves underneath the monastery.^[3]
Cores and samples from a roof in Pueblo Bonito are dated to ca. A.D. 1082.

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.

Archaeologist Colin Renfrew is created a life peer as Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew.