1878 in archaeology
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The year 1878 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations[]
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Excavations[]
- excavates the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (built c.1300–1200 BC).
- Excavation of Vinovia Roman fort in the north of England begins.
- September - Carl Humann begins excavations at Pergamon.
Publications[]
- founded by Rev. Stephen D. Peet.
- Isaac Fletcher - "The Archaeology of the West Cumberland Coal Trade", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
Finds[]
- The Balawat Gates are discovered in Assyria by Hormuzd Rassam.[1]
- 31 Iguanodon skeletons are discovered in a coal mine at Bernissart, Belgium.
- Pergamon Altar.
- Bayou St. John submarine.
Other events[]
- September 12 - 'Cleopatra's Needle' is erected beside the River Thames in London.[2]
Awards[]
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Births[]
- December 29 - Félix-Marie Abel, French biblical archaeologist (d. 1953)
Deaths[]
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References[]
- ^ "The Balawat Gates". British Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Holland, Robert (2012). Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846145551.
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