1924 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1924 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1924.

Explorations

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]

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

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

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]

^ 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.