1924 in archaeology
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The year 1924 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations[]
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Excavations[]
Howard Carter examining Tutankhamun's sarcophagus
- February 12 - Howard Carter opens the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. Two days later, he closes the tomb in protest against the actions of the Egyptian authorities.[1]
- March 1 - Discovery and subsequent start of excavations at Glozel.
- Work at Dolní Věstonice in Moravia begins under direction of Karel Absolon.
- 20-year project at Chichen Itza by the Carnegie Institution and Harvard University begins under direction of Sylvanus G. Morley.
- Excavations at Qatna by Robert du Mesnil du Buisson begin.
- Excavation of Indus Valley Civilisation site at Mohenjo-daro by Kashinath Narayan Dikshit (following survey by M. S. Vats) begins.[2]
Publications[]
- Francis Haverfield - The Roman Occupation of Britain, being six Ford Lectures (published posthumously).
- Alfred V. Kidder - An Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology.
Finds[]
- The Beeston Tor Hoard , an Anglo-Saxon jewellery and coin hoard, discovered at Beeston Tor in Staffordshire, England.[3]
- Bab edh-Dhra discovered.
Awards[]
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Miscellaneous[]
- Alexander Keiller purchases Windmill Hill, Avebury.
- Francis Llewellyn Griffith appointed first professor of Egyptology in the University of Oxford.[4]
- Storms sweep away a portion of the Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae on Mainland, Orkney (Scotland).[5]
Births[]
- Elisabeth Munksgaard, Danish prehistorian (died 1997)
Deaths[]
- June 14 - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (born 1857)
References[]
- ^ Winstone, H. V. F. (2006). Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun (rev. ed.). Manchester: Barzan. pp. 223–9. ISBN 1-905521-04-9.
- ^ Marshall, John (1924-09-24). The Illustrated London News.
- ^ "Manifold Valley". The Guide to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and the Wirral Peninsula. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Departments: Antiquities: About: Ancient Egypt". www.ashmolean.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Rising sea threatens Stone Age village Skara Brae". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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