title: 1874 in archaeology
text: # 1874 in archaeology
  
  Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1874.
  
  ## Explorations
  
  * William Henry Jackson of the Hayden Survey photographs the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.
  
  ## Excavations
  
  * Excavation of Eadgils' mound at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden.
  * Excavation of Bharhut stupa in India by Alexander Cunningham.
  * Excavations of Nineveh by George Smith for the British Museum conclude.
  
  ## Miscellaneous
  
  * German Archaeological Institute at Athens established.
  
  ## Births
  
  * March 9: Herbert Maryon, English sculptor, archaeologist and conservator (d. 1965)
  * May 9: Howard Carter, English Egyptologist (d. 1939)
  