1874 in archaeology
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The year 1874 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- William Henry Jackson of the Hayden Survey photographs the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.[1]
Excavations
- Excavation of Eadgils' mound at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden.
- Excavation of Bharhut stupa in India by Alexander Cunningham.[2]
Publications
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Finds
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Awards
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Miscellaneous
- German Archaeological Institute at Athens established.
Births
- March 9: Herbert Maryon, English sculptor, archaeologist, and conservator (d. 1965)[3]
- May 9: Howard Carter, Egyptologist (d. 1939)[4]
Deaths
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See also
References
- ^ Webb, Robert H. (2010-11-15). Repeat Photography: Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences. Island Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781610910064.
- ^ 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. London: W. H. Allen.
- ^ "Herbert James Maryon". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. University of Glasgow History of Art. 2011a. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Howard Carter - British archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
