Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1924.
Explorations
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.
Awards
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)
References
- ^ Winstone, H. V. F. (2006). Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun (rev. ed.). Manchester: Barzan. pp. 223–9. ISBN 1-905521-04-9.
- ^ Marshall, John (1924-09-24). The Illustrated London News.
- ^ "Manifold Valley". The Guide to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and the Wirral Peninsula. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Departments: Antiquities: About: Ancient Egypt". www.ashmolean.org. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Breger, Claudia (2006). "The 'Berlin' Nefertiti Bust". In Regina Schulte (ed.). The Body of the Queen: Gender and Rule in the Courtly World, 1500–2000. Berghahn Book. p. 286. ISBN 1-84545-159-7.
- ^ "The Bust of Nefertiti: A Chronology". "Nefertiti travels" campaign website. CulturCooperation. 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Rising sea threatens Stone Age village Skara Brae". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.