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The year 1894 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Publications 4 Finds 5 Awards 6 Miscellaneous 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Explorations

• Thomas Gann makes first scientific exploration of Xunantunich.

[edit] Excavations

• Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - Harvard University project at Copan concludes.
• Sir Henry Meux excavates Avebury.

[edit] Publications

• In the 12th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Cyrus Thomas' detailed report on the Mound Builders demolishes the earlier theory that ancient mounds in the United States were built by a "lost race", and shows they were built by the ancestors of modern Native Americans.

[edit] Finds

• Knossos is found by Arthur Evans.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Births

• June 5 - Giuseppe Tucci
• December 28 - Oscar Broneer

[edit] Deaths

• July 5: Austen Henry Layard
• September 20: Giovanni Battista de Rossi