1933 in archaeology
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The year 1933 in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

involved some significant events.

Excavations

  • Excavations at Et-Tell
    Et-Tell
    Et-Tell is an archaeological site in the West Bank that is popularly thought to be the Biblical city of Ai.- Location :The site of et-Tell is about 3 km east of the modern village of Beitin , atop a watershed plateau overlooking the Jordan Valley and the city of Jericho 14 km east.-...

     by Judith Marquet-Krause begin (continue through 1935).
  • Excavations at Tell Arpachiyah
    Tell Arpachiyah
    Tell Arpachiyah was an Ancient Near Eastprehistoric site about 4 miles from Nineveh. The proper name of the site is Tepe Reshwa.-History:The site was occupied in the Halaf and Ubaid periods. It appears...

     by Max Mallowan
    Max Mallowan
    Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, CBE was a prominent British archaeologist, specialising in ancient Middle Eastern history, and the second husband of Dame Agatha Christie.-Life and work:...

     and John Cruikshank Rose of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq
    British School of Archaeology in Iraq
    The British Institute for the Study of Iraq is the only body in Britain devoted to research into the ancient civilizations and languages of Mesopotamia....

    .
  • Excavations at Tepe Sialk by Roman Ghirshman
    Roman Ghirshman
    Roman Ghirshman was a Ukrainian-born French archeologist who specialized in ancient Iran.A native of Kharkiv, Ghirshman moved to Paris in 1917 to study Archeology and Ancient Languages...

     begin (continue in 1934 and 1937).
  • Gordon Vivian begins preservation work at Pueblo Bonito
    Pueblo Bonito
    Pueblo Bonito, the largest and best known Great House in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico, was built by ancestral Pueblo people and occupied between AD 828 and 1126....

    , Chetro Ket and Casa Rinconada
    Casa Rinconada
    Casa Rinconada is a Chacoan Anasazi archaeological site located atop a ridge adjacent to a small rincon across from Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northwestern New Mexico, United States....

     (through 1937).

Publications

  • Stuart Piggott
    Stuart Piggott
    Stuart Ernest Piggott CBE was a British archaeologist best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex.Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, Piggott was educated at Churcher's College and on leaving school in 1927 took up a post as assistant at Reading Museum where he developed an expertise in Neolithic...

     and Grahame Clark - "The age of the British flint mines", Antiquity
    Antiquity (journal)
    Antiquity is an academic journal dedicated to the subject of archaeology. It publishes four editions a year, covering topics worldwide from all periods. Its current editor is Martin Carver, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of York....

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