1926 in archaeology
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1926 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
- February: Thomas Gann visits the Maya ruin of Coba, and publishes the first first-hand description of the site later in the year.
- Enrique Juan Palacios makes detailed description of Chinkultic
- Matthew Stirling explores New Guinea (through 1929)
[edit] Excavations
- British Museum sponsored excavations at Lubaantun under T.A. Joyce
- Uaxactun project by Carnegie Institution led by Oliver Ricketson begins
- Harold St George Gray excavates Windmill Hill
[edit] Publications
[edit] Finds
- Maya site of El Mirador
- Crofton Roman Villa
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Sir Ellis Minns elected to the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge
