1919 in archaeology
# 1919 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1919.

## Events

* 22 May: A. E. Douglass provides the first comparative dendrochronology datings, to Clark Wissler of the American Museum of Natural History for sites in New Mexico.

## Explorations

* Julio C. Tello makes the first scientific survey of Chavin de Huantar in Peru.
* Late: Col. William Hawley begins work at Stonehenge in England.

## Excavations

* St Piran's Old Church, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England.
* Excavation of Tell al-'Ubaid in Mesopotamia by Henry Hall of the British Museum begins.
* 1919–1921: Graig Lwyd Neolithic stone axe factory in North Wales.

## Finds

* 12 May: Traprain Treasure of Roman silver found in Scotland.

## Publications

* Katherine Routledge – The Mystery of Easter Island: the story of an expedition.

## Births

* 13 March: Mualla Eyüboğlu, Turkish restoration architect (died 2009).
* 23 October: Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist (died 1992).

## Deaths

* 1 October: Francis J. Haverfield, English Romano-British archaeologist (born 1860).
* 22 November: Sir Guy Francis Laking, keeper of the London Museum (born 1875).
