1912 in archaeology
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The year 1912 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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[edit] Explorations
[edit] Excavations
- Project to excavate and restore ancient temples at Sanchi begins under Sir John Marshall (continues to 1919)
[edit] Finds
- "Piltdown Man" (shown to be a hoax in 1953).
- December 6 - '"Bust of Nefertiti" from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt by a German archeological team.
