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| List of years in archaeology (table) |
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| … 1931 . 1932 . 1933 . 1934 . 1935 . 1936 . 1937 … 1938 1939 1940 -1941- 1942 1943 1944 … 1945 . 1946 . 1947 . 1948 . 1949 . 1950 . 1951 … In science: 1938 1939 1940 -1941- 1942 1943 1944 |
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| … 1938 . 1939 . 1940 - 1941 - 1942 . 1943 . 1944 … … 1910s . 1920s . 1930s -1940s- 1950s . 1960s . 1970s |
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The year 1941 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
Excavations
- Excavations at Olmec site of La Venta by Matthew Sterling begin.
- Mikhail M. Gerasimov opened Tamerlane's tomb on June 19, 1941.
Publications
Finds
Awards
Miscellaneous
- The bulk of the finds from the 1927-1937 excavations of Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China are lost, never to be recovered, while being transported to safety.
Births
- Kent R. Weeks, Egyptologist
Deaths
- July 11: Arthur Evans, archaeologist of Minoan civilisation
