Английская Википедия:1924 in archaeology
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Шаблон:Year nav topic4 Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1924.
Explorations
Excavations
- 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
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
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