1911 in Archaeology - Excavations

Excavations

• Excavations of the ruins of Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, by Ludwig Borchardt of the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft (continues to 1914).
• First excavations of ancient Samarra, Iraq, by Ernst Herzfeld (continues to 1914).
• First excavations of Tell Halaf, Syria, by Max von Oppenheim (continues to 1913).
• First excavations of Hengistbury Head by J. P. Bushe-Fox.
• First excavations at Beit Shemesh (continues to 1912).