1868 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1868.

Explorations

Excavations

Charles Warren starts first excavations of Jericho.
Grime's Graves in the English county of Norfolk is excavated in 1868-1870, including Gallery III2b of Greenwell's Pit.
The Mammen excavation, a Viking Age site near Viborg in Jutland (Denmark) is excavated.^[1]
At Les Eyzies, France, a cave site is excavated containing Cro-Magnon remains, at the end of La Rue du Scez overlooking Le Havre du Scez (Saie).
At Nymphaeum (a Greek colony in the Crimea), a burial site is excavated, with six Scythian tombs.
In Greece, philologist Spyridon Findiklis and his assistant Ioannis Papadakis begin the first excavations in Thebes and Plataea.^[2]
Alfred Biliotti starts excavations at Ialysos on Rhodes.

Finds

The Mesha Stele is found.^[3]
At Rome, the remains of the Porta Capena are found.
At Les Eyzies, France, alongside the Cro-Magnon remains, numerous flint tools of Aurignacian manufacture are found.
Hildesheim Treasure is found.^[4]
The first Shapwick hoard of Roman coins is found in England.^[5]

Publications

Births

January 3: Franz Cumont, Belgian archaeologist and historian (died 1947)^[6]
March 15: Albert Lythgoe, American Egyptologist, curator of the New York Metropolitan Museum (died 1934)^[7]
July 14: Gertrude Bell, British archaeologist (died 1926)^[8]

Deaths

September 10: Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (born 1788)

References

^ "Conservation of Textiles - part 3" (photos), webpage: Natmus-DK-textile Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
^ "The Mesha Stele". louvre.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (29 March 2012). The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 684. ISBN 9780199545568.
^ "Monument no. 194188". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ "Franz Cumont - Belgian archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ Bierbrier, Morris L (2012). Who Was Who in Egyptology, 4th edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London. p. 344. ISBN 978-0856982071.
^ Buchan, James (11 March 2003). "Miss Bell's lines in the sand". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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[1] "Conservation of Textiles - part 3" (photos), webpage: Natmus-DK-textile Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.

[2] "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.

[3] "The Mesha Stele". louvre.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[4] Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (29 March 2012). The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 684. ISBN 9780199545568.

[5] "Monument no. 194188". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2019-05-28.

[6] "Franz Cumont - Belgian archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[7] Bierbrier, Morris L (2012). Who Was Who in Egyptology, 4th edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London. p. 344. ISBN 978-0856982071.

[8] Buchan, James (11 March 2003). "Miss Bell's lines in the sand". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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