1910 in archaeology

1910 in archaeology

Explorations

Excavations

* Edgar Lee Hewitt begins 4 year project at Quiriguá.

Publications

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

* United Fruit Company purchases land in Guatemala including the Maya site of Quiriguá; 30 acres (120,000 m²) including and around the ruins are set aside as an archaeological zone.
* The National Museums of Kenya (NMK), a governmental body maintaining several museums and monuments in Kenya (with headquarters in Nairobi), is founded by the East Africa Natural History Society (E.A.N.H.S) in 1910.

Births

* Ignacio Bernal, Mexican archaeologist

Deaths

* Cyrus Thomas
* Richard Wetherill

See also

* Pompeii


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