1909 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1909.

Explorations

Excavation of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester Roman Town) in England by the Society of Antiquaries of London completed (begun in 1890).
Excavations at Ritsona in Boeotia by Ronald Burrows and Percy and Annie Ure of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens begin (completed in 1922).
Excavations at Villa of Mysteries at Pompeii begin.
At Knap Hill in Wiltshire, England, the first excavation of a causewayed enclosure, by Ben and Maud Cunnington, is completed (begun in 1908).

The National Trust purchases White Barrow on Salisbury Plain in England, its first archaeological site.

January 8 – Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
December 10 – Robert Wauchope, American archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1979)
Su Bingqi, Chinese archaeologist (d. 1997)