1991 in archaeology

Table of years in archaeology
	…; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; …;
Related time period or subjects
	…; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; …; …; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; …; …; 19th century; 20th century; 21st century; …;
	Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more; In Template:Year nav topic: extra parameters: science

The year 1991 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

July - Rock art at Cosquer cave in Cap Morgiou, France.
September - Ötzi the Iceman.
September - Fourteen Ancient Egyptian Boats (First Dynasty) identified at Abydos.^[2]
Remains of monks at Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey killed by Timur's troops in 1401 are found in caves underneath the monastery.^[3]
Cores and samples from a roof in Pueblo Bonito are dated to ca. A.D. 1082.

Joan M. Gero and Margaret W. Conkey (ed.) - Engendering Archaeology: Women and Prehistory. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-16505-3
Richard Hodges - Wall-to-Wall History: the Story of Roystone Grange. London: Duckworth ISBN 0-7156-2342-7
Charles D. Trombold and David W. Wagner - "Analysis of Prehistoric Roadways in Chaco Canyon Using Remotely Sensed Digital Data." Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-38337-4.
Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn - Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-28147-5.

Archaeologist Colin Renfrew is created a life peer as Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, of Hurlet in the District of Renfrew.