1902 in archaeology

The year 1902 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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Excavations

• Leopoldo Batres initiates first major excavations at Monte Albán.
• E. A. Wallis Budge begins project at Meroë.
• Ludwig Borchardt leads Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft excavations at the Ancient Egyptian necropolis of Abusir.
• Georgios Sotiriadis excavates the tomb of the Macedonian warriors at the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC).[1]

Finds

• May 17 - Antikythera mechanism found by Valerios Stais[2]
• Lansing Man found near Lansing, Kansas on the western bank of the Missouri River[3]
• Etruscan chariot at Monteleone di Spoleto
• Tuxtla Statuette
• Böyük Dəhnə ancient artifacts
• Saimaluu Tash petroglyphs
• Tomb KV45 (Userhet) in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, discovered by Howard Carter working for Theodore M. Davis.
• Neolithic settlement of Magoula Balomenou near Chaeronea, discovered by Georgios Sotiriadis.[1]

Miscellaneous

• Images of bison on the ceiling of the Cave of Altamira, Spain (discovered in 1879), accepted as authentic of c. 12000 BC.
• Restoration of Lion of Chaeronea begins.[1]

Births

• May 10 - Ian Richmond, British archaeologist of Ancient Rome (d. 1965).
• August 25 - Clarence Hungerford Webb, American archaeologist (d. 1991).[4]
• Arvid Andrén, Swedish classical art historian (d. 1999).

Deaths

• October 7 - Henry Syer Cuming, antiquarian, collector and secretary of the British Archaeological Association (b. 1817)

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1901 in archaeology
• 1903 in archaeology

References

1. "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
2. Palazzo, Chiara (2017-05-17). "What is the Antikythera Mechanism? How was this ancient 'computer' discovered?". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
3. Bass, William M. (January 1973). "Lansing man: A half century later". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 38 (1): 99–104. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330380124. PMID 4345344.
4. "Clarence Hungerford Webb 1902-1991" (PDF). Cambridge.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.