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1915 in archaeology
Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1915
.
Explorations
Hiram Bingham III
finishes his explorations of
Machu Picchu
, begun in 1911.
Excavations
R. E. Merwin leads
Harvard University
's
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
project at
Lubaantun
.
Alfred V. Kidder
(director of the Southwestern Expedition for
Phillips Andover Academy
) excavates
Pecos Pueblo
,
New Mexico
(ending 1927).
Earl Halstead Morris
excavates
Twin Angels Pueblo
.
Nijmegen Helmet
is found in the
Netherlands
.
Publications
Sylvanus Morley
-
An Introduction to the Study of Maya Hieroglyphs
.
Events
21 September -
Cecil Chubb
acquires
Stonehenge
at auction for ã6600.
The first of the '
Etruscan terracotta warriors
', forged by sculptor
Alfredo Fioravanti
with the Riccardi family, is purchased by the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
in
New York City
.
Births
August 8 -
MarÃÂa Rostworowski
, Peruvian historian (died
2016
).
December 8 -
Bernard Fagg
, English archaeologist working in Nigeria (died
1987
).
December 28 -
Martyn Jope
, British archaeologist and biochemist (died
1996
).
Michael J. O'Kelly
, Irish archaeologist (died
1982
).
Deaths
February 23 -
Theodore M. Davis
,
American
Egypt
ological excavation sponsor (born
1837
).
May 10 -
Gaston Cros
,
French
army officer and
archaeologist
, killed in action (born
1861
).
October 24 -
Désiré Charnay
, French archaeologist of
Central America
(born
1828
).
Sir
Alfred Biliotti
,
Italian Levantine
British consular officer and archaeologist (born
1833
)
References