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)