1894 in archaeology
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1894 CE in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
- Thomas Gann makes first scientific exploration of Xunantunich
[edit] Excavations
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - Harvard University project at Copan concludes
- Sir Henry Meux excavates Avebury
[edit] Publications
- In the 12th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Cyrus Thomas' detailed report on the Mound Builders demolishes the earlier theory that ancient mounds in the United States were built by a "lost race", and shows they were built by the ancestors of modern Native Americans.
