1924 in archaeology

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The year 1924 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

• February 12 - Howard Carter opens the sarcophagus of Tutenkhamun. 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 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

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.

Miscellaneous

• Alexander Keiller purchases Windmill Hill, Avebury.
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith appointed first professor of Egyptology in the University of Oxford.
• Storms sweep away a portion of the Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae on Mainland, Orkney (Scotland).

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.