1916 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1916.
Excavations
- Start of first excavations at Adelsö.
- In Ireland, the burial mound at Grannagh, near Ardrahan in County Galway, is first excavated by R. A. Stewart Macalister.
Publications
- Grafton Elliot Smith - On the Significance of the Geographical Distribution of Mummification: a study of the migrations of peoples and the spread of certain customs and beliefs.
Finds
- Uaxactun and the first known Maya inscription from the 8th Baktun of the Maya calendar are found by Sylvanus G. Morley.
- Construction work on the New York City Subway uncovers remains of a ship believed to be the Tyger, burned in 1613.
Births
- January 1 - Paul Faure, French Mediterranean archaeologist
- June 14 - Joe Caldwell, American archaeologist
- August 23 - Sheppard Frere, British archaeologist of the Roman Empire
- August 27 - Halet Çambel, Turkish archaeologist
- September 15 - Vronwy Hankey, British Near Eastern archaeologist
- November 3 - Rúaidhrí de Valera, Irish archaeologist
- Matteo Sansone, Italian archaeologist
- Probable date - Tahsin Özgüç, Turkish archaeologist
Deaths
- May 25 - Jane Dieulafoy, French archaeologist, explorer, novelist and journalist
- October 3 - James Burgess, Scottish archaeologist active in India