1882 in archaeology
Appearance
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1882.
Explorations
[edit]- Expeditions led by Alfred Maudslay and Désiré Charnay independently arrive at the Maya site of Yaxchilan.
- Nature of site at Heuneburg identified by Eduard Paulus.
Excavations
[edit]- Carl Humann works at Smyrna (with Alfred von Domaszewski) on behalf of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and at Sam'al for the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft.
- Gaston Maspero first excavates at Lisht in Egypt, including the Pyramid of Amenemhet I.
- Panagiotis Stamatakis begins excavation of the group tomb of the warriors from Thespiae who fell in the Battle of Delium (424 BCE) in Boeotia.[1]
- Eugène Eschassériaux excavates le camp Thénac Peu-Richard in France.[2]
- The Archaeological Society of Athens, along with Demetrios Philios and Wilhelm Dörpfeld, begins excavation of Eleusis.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Robert Munro - Ancient Scottish Lake Dwellings or Crannogs.
Finds
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- The Egypt Exploration Fund is set up in the UK by Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole.[4]
- The Ancient Monuments Protection Act is passed in the United Kingdom and establishes protection of ancient monuments. General Pitt-Rivers is appointed the first Inspector of Ancient Monuments.
Births
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Pourtaud, Jean-Sébastien; Olivet, Yves (2015). Dolmens, menhirs, tumulus et pierres de légendes de Charente-Maritime. Rioux-Martin: Le Croît Vif. p. 13. ISBN 9782361995294.
- ^ Mylonas, George E. (1961). Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries. p. 12-13.
- ^ "Egypt Exploration Fund". British Museum. Retrieved 26 May 2017.