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1874 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1874.

Explorations

  • William Henry Jackson of the Hayden Survey photographs the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.

Excavations

  • Excavation of Eadgils' mound at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden.
  • Excavation of Bharhut stupa in India by Alexander Cunningham.
  • Excavations of Nineveh by George Smith for the British Museum conclude.

Miscellaneous

  • German Archaeological Institute at Athens established.

Births

  • March 9: Herbert Maryon, English sculptor, archaeologist and conservator (d. 1965)
  • May 9: Howard Carter, English Egyptologist (d. 1939)

References

References

  1. (2010-11-15). "Repeat Photography: Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences". Island Press.
  2. Cunningham, Alexander. (1879). "The Stûpa of Bharhut: a Buddhist monument ornamented with numerous sculptures illustrative of Buddhist legend and history in the third century B.C.". W. H. Allen.
  3. Smith, George. (1875). "Assyrian Discoveries: An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 to 1874".
  4. (2011a). "Herbert James Maryon". University of Glasgow History of Art.
  5. "Howard Carter - British archaeologist".
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