1924 in archaeology

Table of years in archaeology
… 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 …
Related time period or subjects
… 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 … … 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s … … 19th century 20th century 21st century …
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more In Template:Year nav topic: extra parameters: science

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.
• 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 Boisson 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.