1857 in archaeology
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1857 in archaeology
Events[]
- Shadwell forgeries first made.
Excavations[]
- Coldrum Long Barrow in south east England.
Finds[]
- First artifacts of La Tène culture at La Tène, Switzerland
- Battersea Shield in the River Thames[1]
Publications[]
- William Wilde begins publication of a classified catalogue of the museum of the Royal Irish Academy.
Births[]
- 3 June - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (d. 1924)
- 27 July - E. A. Wallis Budge, English Egyptologist (d. 1934)
Deaths[]
- 6 May - John Disney, English barrister and archaeologist (b. 1799)
See also[]
- List of years in archaeology
- 1856 in archaeology
- 1858 in archaeology
References[]
- ^ "The Battersea Shield". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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