1907 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1907.
Explorations
- Theodor Makridi Bey makes brief explorations at Alaca Höyük.
Excavations
- January 6 â Tomb KV55 (almost certainly that of Akhenaten, 18th Dynasty) in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is discovered by Edward R. Ayrton.
- March â Ludwig Borchardt begins excavating the Pyramid of Sahure in Egypt.
- William M. Ramsay and Gertrude Bell work in Turkey.
- John Garstang begins work at Sakçagözü (continues to 1912).
- Ernst Sellin begins work at Tell es-Sultan, Jericho.
- Arthur Acton begins work at the Roman legionary works depot at Holt, Wales.
- British School at Athens begins excavations in Ritsona.[1]
Finds
- March â Aurel Stein discovers the Diamond SÅ«tra, a woodblock printed Buddhist scripture dated 868, at the Mogao Caves, near Dunhuang; it is "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book".[2]
- October 21 â Jaw of Homo heidelbergensis (Mauer 1) found.[3]
- Medieval frescos uncovered in Fulltofta Church, Sweden.
- Lady of Auxerre located in a storeroom of the Louvre.[4]
Publications
- First publication of Lokrume helmet fragment, the earliest record of a Viking Age helmet.[5]
- E. A. Wallis Budge â The Egyptian Sudan: its History and Monuments.
- AleÅ¡ HrdliÄka â Skeletal Remains Suggesting or Attributed to Early Man in North America.
Miscellaneous
- March 11 â Chaco Canyon National Monument is established.[6]
- Lukis Museum opens on Guernsey.[7]
- Howard Carter begins to work for Lord Carnarvon to supervise his excavations in Egypt.[8]
Births
- July 28 â Grahame Clark, English archaeologist (died 1995).
- July 29 â Aileen Fox, English archaeologist (died 2005).[9]
- August 30 â Bertha "Birdie" Parker, Native American archaeologist (died 1978).
