1912 in archaeology

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The year 1912 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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).

Finds

• "Piltdown Man" (shown to be a hoax in 1953).
• Cheapside Hoard 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.

Publications

• Aleš Hrdlička - Early Man in South America.

Births

• January 8: Sigurður Þórarinsson, Icelandic pioneer of tephrochronology (died 1983)
• June 8: Don Crabtree, American experimental archaeologist (died 1980)