1924 in archaeology

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.
• 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.

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.
• Bab edh-Dhra discovered.

Miscellaneous

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

Births

• Elisabeth Munksgaard, Danish prehistorian (died 1997)

Deaths

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

References

References

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2. [[John Marshall (archaeologist). Marshall, John]] (1924-09-24). ''[[The Illustrated London News]]''.
3. "Manifold Valley".
4. "Departments: Antiquities: About: Ancient Egypt".
5. Breger, Claudia. (2006). "The Body of the Queen: Gender and Rule in the Courtly World, 1500–2000". Berghahn Book.
6. (2007). "The Bust of Nefertiti: A Chronology". CulturCooperation.
7. "Rising sea threatens Stone Age village Skara Brae".