1924 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1924.

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.

Miscellaneous

• Alexander Keiller purchases Windmill Hill, Avebury.
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith appointed first professor of Egyptology in the University of Oxford. ^[4]
• The Nefertiti Bust (excavated in 1912) is first displayed to the public, as part of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. ^{[5] [6]}
• Storms sweep away a portion of the Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae on Mainland, Orkney (Scotland). ^[7]

Births

• Elisabeth Munksgaard, Danish prehistorian (died 1997)

Deaths

• June 14 - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (born 1857)

References

1. 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.
2. Marshall, John (1924-09-24). The Illustrated London News .
3. "Manifold Valley". The Guide to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and the Wirral Peninsula. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
4. "Departments: Antiquities: About: Ancient Egypt". www.ashmolean.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
5. Breger, Claudia (2006). "The 'Berlin' Nefertiti Bust". In Regina Schulte (ed.). The Body of the Queen: Gender and Rule in the Courtly World, 1500–2000. Berghahn Book. p. 286. ISBN   1-84545-159-7.
6. "The Bust of Nefertiti: A Chronology". "Nefertiti travels" campaign website. CulturCooperation. 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
7. "Rising sea threatens Stone Age village Skara Brae". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.