1991 in archaeology

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The year 1991 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

Dmanisi historic site, Georgia.^[1]
November–December - Scar boat burial, Orkney.^[2]
November 4 - An archaeological expedition is launched in France, eventually resulting in the discovery of a mass grave and identification of the body of the novelist Alain-Fournier, 77 years after his death as Lieutenant Henri-Alban Fournier in World War I.^[3]

July - Rock art at Cosquer cave in Cap Morgiou, France.^[4]
September 19 - Ötzi the Iceman.^[5]
September 25 - First fragment of Dmanisi hominins in Georgia.^[6]
September - Fourteen Ancient Egyptian Boats (First Dynasty) identified at Abydos.^[7]
Cuetlajuchitlán discovered in Mexico.^[8]
Remains of monks at Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey killed by Timur's troops in 1401 are found in caves underneath the monastery.^[9]
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 has created a life peer as Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew.

^ "Dmanisi | archaeological site, Georgia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Viking Dig Reports". BBC. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
^ "La découverte du corps d'Alain-Fournier et de ses frères d'armes" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-02-15.
^ Simons, Marlise (20 October 1992). "Stone Age Art Shows Penguins at Mediterranean". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "'Otzi the Iceman' Discovered". National Geographic Society. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ Vekua, Abesalom; Lordkipanidze, David (2010). "Dmanisi (Georgia) – Site of Discovery of the Oldest Hominid in Eurasia" (PDF). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 4 (2): 158–164.
^ The Guardian (London) 21 December 1991.
^ Delgado, Kevin (2010). Explorer's Guide Acapulco: A Great Destination. The Countryman Press. p. 184. ISBN 9781581578560.
^ Johnson, Dale A. (2004). Monks of Mount Izla. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781411619494.
^ Brown, Mark (1 December 2010). "Iraqi palace could become museum showcasing British Museum artefacts". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Clarence Hungerford Webb 1902-1991" (PDF). Cambridge.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.