1907 in archaeology

none August 2020 1907 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1907. Explorations Theodor Makridi Bey makes brief explorations at Alaca Höyük. Excavations January 6 – Tomb KV55 (almost certainly that of Akhenaten, 18th Dynasty) in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is discovered by Edward R. Ayrton. March – Ludwig Borchardt begins excavating the Pyramid of Sahure in Egypt. William M. Ramsay and Gertrude Bell work in Turkey. John Garstang begins work at Sakçagözü (continues to 1912). Ernst Sellin begins work at Tell es-Sultan, Jericho. Arthur Acton begins work at the Roman legionary works depot at Holt, Wales. British School at Athens begins excavations in Ritsona.The scientific work https://www.mthv.gr/en/the-museum/the-scientific-work/ Archaeological Museum of Thebes November 23, 2017 Finds March – Aurel Stein discovers the Diamond Sūtra, a woodblock printed Buddhist scripture dated 868, at the Mogao Caves, near Dunhuang; it is "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book".http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/diamondsutra.html Sacred Texts: Diamond Sutra British Library November 3, 2003 June 2, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131110093610/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/diamondsutra.html November 10, 2013 October 21 – Jaw of Homo heidelbergensis (Mauer 1) found.Otto Schoetensack Otto Schoetensack Der Unterkiefer des Homo heidelbergensis aus den Sanden von Mauer bei Heidelberg 1908 Leipzig Wilhelm Engelmann Medieval frescos uncovered in Fulltofta Church, Sweden. Lady of Auxerre located in a storeroom of the Louvre.Statue of a woman, known as the "Lady of Auxerre" http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statue-woman-known-lady-auxerre Louvre Museum May 30, 2017June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Publications First publication of Lokrume helmet fragment, the earliest record of a Viking Age helmet.1907 Ur främmande samlingar: 2 Fornvännen 2 205–208 http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/5533/1907_205.pdf Swedish January 24, 2018 January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101033402/http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/5533/1907_205.pdf dead E. A. Wallis Budge – The Egyptian Sudan: its History and Monuments. Aleš Hrdlička – Skeletal Remains Suggesting or Attributed to Early Man in North America. Miscellaneous March 11 – Chaco Canyon National Monument is established.The National Parks Index 2009–2011 Government Printing Office 9780912627816 64 https://books.google.com/books?id=vRpUDo_8L_8C en 2009 Lukis Museum opens on Guernsey.Guernsey Museum History http://www.museums.gov.gg/MuseumHistory www.museums.gov.gg July 12, 2012 May 30, 2017 en Howard Carter begins to work for Lord Carnarvon to supervise his excavations in Egypt.H. V. F. Winstone H. V. F. Winstone Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun Manchester Barzan rev. 2006 1-905521-04-9 Births July 28 – Grahame Clark, English archaeologist (died 1995). July 29 – Aileen Fox, English archaeologist (died 2005).Obituary: Aileen Fox https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jan/20/guardianobituaries.obituaries The Guardian January 20, 2006 March 15, 2017 Quinnell Henrietta August 30 – Bertha "Birdie" Parker, Native American archaeologist (died 1978). Deaths deaths in 1907 Category:1907 deaths References Archaeology Category:1900s in archaeology Category:Archaeology by year