1921 in archaeology
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The year 1921 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is discovered by Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson and American palaeontologist Walter W. Granger
[edit] Excavations
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is first excavated by Austrian palaeontologist Otto Zdansky
- Daya Ram Sahni starts excavations at Harrappa
[edit] Finds
- Material unearthed by Otto Zdansky's excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China would eventually yield two human molars but these finds were not announced until 1926
- Mohenjo-daro is discovered
- Pernik sword is discovered
