1907 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1907.

Explorations

• Theodor Makridi Bey makes brief explorations at Alaca Höyük.

Excavations

• January 6 – Tomb KV55 (almost certainly that of Akhenaten, 18th Dynasty) in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is discovered by Edward R. Ayrton.
• March – Ludwig Borchardt begins excavating the Pyramid of Sahure in Egypt.
• William M. Ramsay and Gertrude Bell work in Turkey.
• John Garstang begins work at Sakçagözü (continues to 1912).
• Ernst Sellin begins work at Tell es-Sultan, Jericho.
• Arthur Acton begins work at the Roman legionary works depot at Holt, Wales.
• British School at Athens begins excavations in Ritsona.^[1]

Finds

• March – Aurel Stein discovers the Diamond Sūtra, a woodblock printed Buddhist scripture dated 868, at the Mogao Caves, near Dunhuang; it is "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book".^[2]
• October 21 – Jaw of Homo heidelbergensis (Mauer 1) found.^[3]
• Medieval frescos uncovered in Fulltofta Church, Sweden.
• Lady of Auxerre located in a storeroom of the Louvre.^[4]

Publications

• First publication of Lokrume helmet fragment, the earliest record of a Viking Age helmet.^[5]
• E. A. Wallis Budge – The Egyptian Sudan: its History and Monuments.
• Aleš Hrdlička – Skeletal Remains Suggesting or Attributed to Early Man in North America.

Miscellaneous

• March 11 – Chaco Canyon National Monument is established.^[6]
• Lukis Museum opens on Guernsey.^[7]
• Howard Carter begins to work for Lord Carnarvon to supervise his excavations in Egypt.^[8]

Births

• July 28 – Grahame Clark, English archaeologist (died 1995).
• July 29 – Aileen Fox, English archaeologist (died 2005).^[9]
• August 30 – Bertha "Birdie" Parker, Native American archaeologist (died 1978).

Notes and References

1. Web site: The scientific work. Archaeological Museum of Thebes. November 23, 2017.
2. Web site: Sacred Texts: Diamond Sutra . . November 3, 2003. June 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110093610/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/diamondsutra.html . November 10, 2013 .
3. Book: Schoetensack, Otto. Otto Schoetensack

   . Otto Schoetensack. Der Unterkiefer des Homo heidelbergensis aus den Sanden von Mauer bei Heidelberg. 1908. Leipzig. Wilhelm Engelmann.

4. Web site: Statue of a woman, known as the "Lady of Auxerre". Louvre Museum. May 30, 2017.
5. 1907. Ur främmande samlingar: 2. Fornvännen. 2. 205–208. Swedish. January 24, 2018. January 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180101033402/http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/5533/1907_205.pdf. dead.
6. Book: The National Parks Index 2009–2011. Government Printing Office. 9780912627816. 64. en. 2009.
7. Web site: Guernsey Museum History. www.museums.gov.gg. July 12, 2012 . May 30, 2017. en.
8. Book: Winstone, H. V. F.. H. V. F. Winstone

   . H. V. F. Winstone. Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Manchester. Barzan. rev.. 2006. 1-905521-04-9.

9. News: Obituary: Aileen Fox. The Guardian. January 20, 2006 . March 15, 2017 . Quinnell . Henrietta .