1924 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1924.

Excavations

• February 12 - Howard Carter opens the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. Two days later, he closes the tomb in protest against the actions of the Egyptian authorities.^[1]
• March 1 - Discovery and subsequent start of excavations at Glozel.
• Work at Dolní Věstonice in Moravia begins under direction of Karel Absolon.
• 20-year project at Chichen Itza by the Carnegie Institution and Harvard University begins under direction of Sylvanus G. Morley.
• Excavations at Qatna by Robert du Mesnil du Buisson begin.
• Excavation of Indus Valley civilisation site at Mohenjo-daro by Kashinath Narayan Dikshit (following survey by M. S. Vats) begins.^[2]

Publications

• Francis Haverfield - The Roman Occupation of Britain, being six Ford Lectures (published posthumously).
• Alfred V. Kidder - An Introduction to the Study of Southwestern Archaeology.

Finds

• The Beeston Tor Hoard, an Anglo-Saxon jewellery and coin hoard, discovered at Beeston Tor in Staffordshire, England.^[3]
• Bab edh-Dhra discovered.

Miscellaneous

• Alexander Keiller purchases Windmill Hill, Avebury.
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith appointed first professor of Egyptology in the University of Oxford.^[4]
• The Nefertiti Bust (excavated in 1912) is first displayed to the public, as part of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin.^{[5] [6]}
• Storms sweep away a portion of the Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae on Mainland, Orkney (Scotland).^[7]

Births

• Elisabeth Munksgaard, Danish prehistorian (died 1997)

Deaths

• June 14 - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (born 1857)

Notes and References

1. 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. 223–9.

2. [John Marshall (archaeologist)|Marshall, John]
3. Web site: Manifold Valley . The Guide to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and the Wirral Peninsula . 6 October 2019.
4. Web site: Departments: Antiquities: About: Ancient Egypt. www.ashmolean.org. 30 May 2017.
5. Book: Breger, Claudia. The Body of the Queen: Gender and Rule in the Courtly World, 1500–2000. Regina Schulte. Berghahn Book. The 'Berlin' Nefertiti Bust. https://books.google.com/books?id=vgXfYVT5KtQC&q=Nefertiti+bust&pg=PA281. 1-84545-159-7. 2006. 286.
6. Web site: The Bust of Nefertiti: A Chronology. 2007. "Nefertiti travels" campaign website. CulturCooperation. 2009-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318133459/http://www.nofretete-geht-auf-reisen.de/echronol.htm. 2015-03-18.
7. Web site: Rising sea threatens Stone Age village Skara Brae. www.scotsman.com. 30 May 2017. en.