1915 in archaeology

1915 in archaeology

The year 1915 in archaeology involved some significant events.

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)
*Twin Angels Pueblo by Earl Morris

Publications

* "An Introduction to the Study of Maya Hieroglyphs" by Sylvanus Morley

Births

Deaths

* Désiré Charnay


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