1874 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1874.

Explorations

• William Henry Jackson of the Hayden Survey photographs the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.^[1]

Excavations

• Excavation of Eadgils' mound at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden.
• Excavation of Bharhut stupa in India by Alexander Cunningham.^[2]
• Excavations of Nineveh by George Smith for the British Museum conclude.^[3]

Miscellaneous

• German Archaeological Institute at Athens established.

Births

• March 9: Herbert Maryon, English sculptor, archaeologist and conservator (d. 1965)^[4]
• May 9: Howard Carter, English Egyptologist (d. 1939)^[5]

See also

• Ancient Egypt / Egyptology

Notes and References

1. Book: Webb. Robert H.. Repeat Photography: Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences. Island Press. 9781610910064. 300. en. 2010-11-15.
2. Book: Cunningham, Alexander. The Stûpa of Bharhut: a Buddhist monument ornamented with numerous sculptures illustrative of Buddhist legend and history in the third century B.C.. 1879. London. W. H. Allen.
3. Book: Smith, George. Assyrian Discoveries: An Account of Explorations and Discoveries on the Site of Nineveh, During 1873 to 1874. 1875.
4. Web site: Herbert James Maryon . 2011a . Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951 . University of Glasgow History of Art . 13 September 2016 .
5. Web site: Howard Carter - British archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 31 May 2017. en.