1916 in archaeology

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The year 1916 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Start of first excavations at Adelsö.
In Ireland, the burial mound at Grannagh, near Ardrahan in County Galway, is first excavated in 1916 by R.A.S. Macalister (later re-excavated in 1969 by Etienne Rynne).

Grafton Elliot Smith - On the Significance of the Geographical Distribution of Mummification: a study of the migrations of peoples and the spread of certain customs and beliefs.

Uaxactun and the first known Maya inscription from the 8th Baktun of the Maya calendar are found by Sylvanus G. Morley.

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