1915 in archaeology
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The year 1915 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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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).
- Earl Halstead Morris excavates Twin Angels Pueblo.
- Nijmegen Helmet is found in the Netherlands.
Publications
- Sylvanus Morley - An Introduction to the Study of Maya Hieroglyphs.
Events
- 21 September - Cecil Chubb acquires Stonehenge at auction for £6600.
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Deaths
- February 23 - Theodore M. Davis, American Egyptological excavation sponsor (born 1837).
- October 24 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist of Central America (born 1828).
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