Excavations

• KV44
  KV44
  Tomb KV44 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Pottery fragments indicate that the tomb was constructed during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.The tomb was re-used during 22nd Dynasty for Tentkerer, Lady of the House under Osorkon I....
  
   at the Valley of the Kings
  Valley of the Kings
  The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
  
  , Egypt
  Egypt
  Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
  
   by Howard Carter
  Howard Carter
  Howard Carter may refer to:* Howard Carter , English archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb* Howard Carter , American basketball player...
  
   and Donald P. Ryan
  Donald P. Ryan
  Dr. Donald P. Ryan is an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, writer and a member of the Division of Humanities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. His areas of research interest include Egyptian archaeology, Polynesian archaeology, the history of archaeology, the history of...
  
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• Excavations and renovations at Mitla
  Mitla
  Mitla is the second most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, and the most important of the Zapotec culture. The site is located 44 km from the city of Oaxaca. in the upper end of the Tlacolula Valley, one of the three that form the Central Valleys Region of the...
  
   conducted by Leopoldo Batres.
• Excavation of the Minoan
  Minoan civilization
  The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans...
  
   town at Gournia
  Gournia
  Gournia is the site of a Minoan palacecomplex on the island of Crete, Greece, excavated in the early 20th century by theAmerican archaeologist, Harriet Boyd-Hawes. Gournia lies in the municipality of Ierapetrain the prefecture of Lasithi.-External links:...
  
   by Harriet Boyd-Hawes
  Harriet Boyd-Hawes
  Harriet Boyd Hawes was a pioneering American archaeologist, nurse and relief worker. She is best known as the first director of an archaeological excavation to discover and excavate a Minoan settlement and palace site on the Aegean island of Crete.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,...
  
   beegins (continues to 1904).

Miscellaneous

• Edward Herbert Thompson
  Edward Herbert Thompson
  Edward Herbert Thompson was an American-born archaeologist and diplomat.-Biography:Edward H. Thompson was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Initially inspired by the books of John Lloyd Stephens, Thompson devoted much of his career to study of the Maya civilization...
  
   buys the ruins of Chichen Itza
  Chichen Itza
  Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico....
  
   for 75 United States dollar
  United States dollar
  The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
  
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• General Land Office special agent S. J. Holsinger recommends creating a national park to preserve archaeological sites in Chaco Canyon