1912 in archaeology

none 1912 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1912. 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). Excavations at St. Mary's Abbey, York, in northern England by Walter Harvey-Brook. Excavations at Yewden Roman villa, Hambleden in south central England by Alfred Heneage Cocks, discovering 97 perinatal skeletons.Eyers, J. E. Romans in the Hambleden Valley: Yewden Roman villa Chiltern Archaeology 2011 978-1-904898-12-2 Finds June - Cheapside Hoard of early 17th century jewellery from the City of London.Who stashed the Cheapside Hoard? Exhibition sheds new light on 'most https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/who-stashed-the-cheapside-hoard-exhibition-sheds-new-light-on-most-important-collection-of-8642792.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/who-stashed-the-cheapside-hoard-exhibition-sheds-new-light-on-most-important-collection-of-8642792.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 30 May 2017 5 June 2013 June 23 - Jaw of "Piltdown Man" "found" by Charles Dawson in Sussex, England (shown to be a hoax in 1953).Ancient History in depth: Piltdown Man: Britain's Greatest Hoax https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/piltdown_man_01.shtml BBC History 30 May 2017 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 (d. 1983) June 8: Don Crabtree, American experimental archaeologist (d. 1980) August 5: Margaret Guido, born Cecily Margaret Preston, English archaeologist (d. 1994) Taha Baqir, Iraqi archaeologist and Assyriologist (d. 1984) Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (d. 1994)Ogilvie Marilyn Harvey Joy Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie Joy Harvey The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century 2003 Routledge 9781135963422 https://books.google.com/books?id=FlxsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1716 en References Archaeology Category:1910s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year