1901 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1901 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1901.

## Events

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* British School at Rome established.

## Excavations

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* KV44 at the Valley of the Kings, Egypt by Howard Carter and Donald P. Ryan.
* Excavations and renovations at Mitla conducted by Leopoldo Batres.
* Excavation of the Minoan town at Gournia by Harriet Boyd-Hawes and Blanche Wheeler Williams begins (continues to 1904).

## Finds

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* December: Code of Hammurabi at Susa.
* Ivory Bangle Lady in York, England, the skeleton and grave goods of a later fourth century high-status, possibly Christian, inhabitant of Eboracum, much later identified as of mixed race.[1]
* Heracles of Antikythera in the Antikythera wreck, Greece.

## Publications

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## Miscellaneous

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* Edward Herbert Thompson buys the ruins of Chichen Itza for 75 United States dollars
* General Land Office special agent S. J. Holsinger recommends creating a national park to preserve archaeological sites in Chaco Canyon

## Births

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* February 15 – André Parrot, French archaeologist of the Near East (d. 1980)[2]
* July 17 – Theresa Goell, American archaeologist of the Near East (d. 1985)
* October 18 – A. Ledyard Smith, American archaeologist of the Americas (d. 1985)
* October 27 – Aage Roussell, Danish archaeologist of Greenland (d. 1972)
* November 17 (O.S. November 4) – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist of the Aegean Bronze Age (d. 1974)
* Charles Green, English archaeologist (d. 1972)

## Deaths

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* May 10 – Christian Maclagan, Scottish antiquary (b. 1811)

## References

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1. ^ "Ivory Bangle Lady". Yorkshire Museum. York Museums Trust. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
2. ^ "Andre Parrot". Britannica.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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