1906 in archaeology

List of years in archaeology (table)
… 1896 ^. 1897 ^. 1898 ^. 1899 ^. 1900 ^. 1901 ^. 1902 … 1903 1904 1905 -1906- 1907 1908 1909 … 1910 ^. 1911 ^. 1912 ^. 1913 ^. 1914 ^. 1915 ^. 1916 … In science: 1903 1904 1905 -1906- 1907 1908 1909
Related time period or subjects
… 1903 ^. 1904 ^. 1905 - 1906 - 1907 ^. 1908 ^. 1909 … … 1870s ^. 1880s ^. 1890s -1900s- 1910s ^. 1920s ^. 1930s … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
Art ^. Archaeology ^. Architecture ^. Literature ^. Music ^. Science +...

The year 1906 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Explorations
2 Excavations
3 Finds
4 Publications
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths
8 References

Explorations

Excavations

Hugo Winckler begins excavations at Boğazköy in Turkey for the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft (continue to 1911).
T. May begins excavations of the Principia of the Roman fort at Bremetennacum (Ribchester), Lancashire, England (continue to 1907).

Finds

Publications

Events

8 June - Antiquities Act is passed by the United States Congress
29 June - Mesa Verde, an Ancient Pueblo Peoples site is made a United States National Park
September - A military balloon is flown over Stonehenge carrying out the first aerial photography in archaeology.^[1]

Births

27 January: Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist
Joan Du Plat Taylor, maritime archaeologist

Deaths

References

^ Barber, Martyn (2011). A History of Aerial Photography and Archaeology. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 978-1-84802-036-8.