Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1874.
Explorations William Henry Jackson of the Hayden Survey photographs the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.
Excavations Excavation of Eadgils' mound at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden. Excavation of Bharhut stupa in India by Alexander Cunningham. Excavations of Nineveh by George Smith for the British Museum conclude. Miscellaneous German Archaeological Institute at Athens established.
Births March 9: Herbert Maryon, English sculptor, archaeologist and conservator (d. 1965) May 9: Howard Carter, English Egyptologist (d. 1939) See also Ancient Egypt / Egyptology
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