1912 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1912.

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, in northern England by Walter Harvey-Brook.
• Excavations at Yewden Roman villa, Hambleden in south central England by Alfred Heneage Cocks, discovering 97 perinatal skeletons.^[1]

Finds

• June - Cheapside Hoard of early 17th century jewellery from the City of London.^[2]
• June 23 - Jaw of "Piltdown Man" "found" by Charles Dawson in Sussex, England (shown to be a hoax in 1953).^[3]
• 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 (d. 1983)
• June 8: Don Crabtree, American experimental archaeologist (d. 1980)
• August 5: Margaret Guido, born Cecily Margaret Preston, English archaeologist (d. 1994)
• Taha Baqir, Iraqi archaeologist and Assyriologist (d. 1984)
• Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (d. 1994)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Eyers, J. E.. Romans in the Hambleden Valley: Yewden Roman villa. Chiltern Archaeology. 2011. 978-1-904898-12-2.
2. Web site: Who stashed the Cheapside Hoard? Exhibition sheds new light on 'most. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/who-stashed-the-cheapside-hoard-exhibition-sheds-new-light-on-most-important-collection-of-8642792.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent. 30 May 2017. 5 June 2013.
3. Web site: Ancient History in depth: Piltdown Man: Britain's Greatest Hoax. BBC History. 30 May 2017.
4. Book: Ogilvie. Marilyn. Harvey. Joy. Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie. Joy Harvey. The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. 2003. Routledge. 9781135963422. en.