1900 in archaeology
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1900 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- March 16: Arthur Evans purchases Knossos and soon after begins excavations
- University of Pennsylvania excavations at Nippur conclude (begun in 1888)
[edit] Publications
[edit] Finds
- October: Greek sponge divers discover the Antikythera wreck
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- May 4: Augustus Pitt Rivers, ethnologist & archaeologist