1916 in archaeology 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...

Explorations

Excavations

• Start of first excavations at Adelsö

Adelsö is an island in the middle of the lake Mälaren in Sweden near southern and northern Björkfjärden. ...

Publications

Finds

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

Uaxactun (pronounced Wash-ak-toon) is an ancient ruin of the Maya civilization, located in the Peten department of Guatemala, some 40 km (25 miles) north of Tikal. ... The Maya calendar is actually a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. ... Photo taken c. ...

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See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1915 in archaeology
• 1917 in archaeology