1900 in archaeology

none August 2020 1900 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1900. Events September 9 – The François Vase is smashed into 638 pieces by a museum guard.François Vase Cartwright Mark Ancient History Encyclopedia Excavations March 16 – Arthur Evans purchases Knossos on Crete and soon after begins excavations. Excavations by Friedrich Delitzsch begin at Assur. University of Pennsylvania excavations at Nippur conclude (began in 1888). Gordium excavated by Gustav and Alfred Körte. Kavousi excavated by Harriet Boyd. Villa Boscoreale, near Pompeii, excavated. Excavations at Hedeby in Jutland begin. Finds April 5 – A large cache of clay tablets with a script used for writing Mycenaean Greek, which becomes known as Linear B, is found at Knossos.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/05/day-in1900-archaeologists-find-key-3000-year-old-lost-greek/ On this day in 1900: Archaeologists find the key to a 3,000-year-old lost Greek civilisation The Telegraph May 28, 2017 April 5, 2017 Selwood Dominic May – Migdale Hoard of early Bronze Age jewellery discovered near Bonar Bridge in Scotland. October – Greek sponge divers discover the Antikythera wreck. Dr. James K. Hampson documents find of the Island 35 Mastodon skeleton in the Mississippi River. Site of Temple of Eshmun discovered in Lebanon. Births May 2 – A. W. Lawrence, English Classical archaeologist (d. 1991). May 23 – Gustav Riek, German archaeologist (d. 1976). August 18 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (d. 1964). August 19 – Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001). Deaths May 4 – Augustus Pitt Rivers, English ethnologist and archaeologist (b. 1827).Historic Figures: Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900) https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/rivers_augustus.shtml BBC History May 26, 2017 May 18 – Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French philosopher and archaeologist (b. 1813).Jean-Gaspard-Felix Lacher Ravaisson-Mollien – French philosopher https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Gaspard-Felix-Lacher-Ravaisson-Mollien Encyclopedia Britannica May 17, 2017 en See also List of years in archaeology 1899 in archaeology 1901 in archaeology References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1900s in archaeology Archaeology