1902 in archaeology
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The year 1902 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- Bison, on the ceiling of a cave at Altamira, Spain accepted as authentic. c. 12000 BC. Discovered in 1879.
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.
Finds
- 17 May: Antikythera mechanism was found by Valerios Stais[1]
- Lansing Man found near Lansing, Kansas on the western bank of the Missouri River[2]
- 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.
Births
- May 10 - Ian Richmond, British archaeologist of Ancient Rome (d. 1965).
- August 25 - Clarence Hungerford Webb, American archaeologist (d. 1991).[3]
- Arvid Andrén, Swedish classical art historian (d. 1999).
See also
References
- ↑ "What is the Antikythera Mechanism? How was this ancient 'computer' discovered?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Clarence Hungerford Webb 1902-1991" (PDF). Cambridge.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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