1876 in archaeology

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The year 1876 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations[]

The "Mask of Agamemnon" found at Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann.^[2] Later in the year Schliemann supposedly telegraphs a Greek newspaper "I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon".^[3]
October - Excavations by John Clayton in Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall yield at least 13,400 Roman coins.^[4]

^ Schliemann, Heinrich (1878). Mykena.
^ "The Mask of Agamemnon: An Example of Electroformed Reproduction of Artworks Made by E. Gilliéron in the Early Twentieth Century". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Behind the Mask of Agamemnon - Archaeology Magazine Archive". archive.archaeology.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ Allason-Jones, Lindsay; McKay, Bruce (1985). Coventina's Well: a shrine on Hadrian's Wall. Hexham: Trustees of the Clayton Collection. ISBN 0-946897-05-0.
^ "Thousand miles nile - Egyptology". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Sir John Hubert Marshall (Biographical details)". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "John Garstang". Britannica.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Smith, George 1840-1876". worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.