| List of years in archaeology (table) |
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The year 1923 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
- Expedition under Neil Merton Judd to collect dendrochronological specimens in order to date habitation of Chaco Canyon
Excavations
- 16 February: Howard Carter opens the inner chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, China is excavated a second time by Otto Zdansky under the supervision of Johan Gunnar Andersson
Finds
- Material unearthed by Otto Zdansky's excavations at Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China would eventually yield two human molars but these finds were not announced until 1926
Publications
Births
Deaths
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