1912 in archaeology
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The year 1912 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
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[edit] Excavations
- Project to excavate and restore ancient temples at Sanchi begins under Sir John Marshall (continues to 1919).
- Excavations at Viroconium (Wroxeter) in England begin (continue to 1914).
- Excavations at Uruk by Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft begin (continue to 1913).
- T. E. Lawrence and Leonard Woolley work on excavation of the Hittite city of Carchemish (continues to 1914).
[edit] Finds
- "Piltdown Man" (shown to be a hoax in 1953).
- Cheapside hoard of early 17th century jewellery from the City of London.
- December 6 - '"Bust of Nefertiti" from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt by a German archeological team.
[edit] Publications
- Aleš Hrdlička - Early Man in South America.
[edit] Births
- June 8: Don Crabtree
