1912 in archaeology

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The year 1912 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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 by Walter Harvey-Brook

Finds

"Piltdown Man" (shown to be a hoax in 1953).
Cheapside Hoard hoard of early 17th century jewellery from the City of London.
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 (died 1983)
June 8: Don Crabtree, American experimental archaeologist (died 1980)

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