1859 in archaeology
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1859 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
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[edit] Excavations
- Excavation of Nydam Mose in Denmark under Conrad Engelhardt begins (continues to early 1864).
- Excavation of Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter) under Thomas Wright.
[edit] Publications
- J. M. García publishes an account of Monte Albán.
- Charles Roach Smith — Illustrations of Roman London.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
- May 26 & June 2 - Geologist Joseph Prestwich and amateur archaeologist John Evans report (to the Royal Society and Society of Antiquaries of London, respectively) the results of their investigations of gravel-pits in the Somme valley and elsewhere, extending human history back to what will become known as the Paleolithic Era.[1][2]
- Royal Geographical Society is given a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria
[edit] Births
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[edit] Deaths
- 6 May: Alexander von Humboldt, explorer, writer
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Prestwich, Joseph (January 1860). "On the Occurrence of Flint-implements, associated with the Remains of Animals of Extinct Species in Beds of a late Geological Period, in France at Amiens and Abbeville, and in England at Hoxne". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (London) 150: 277-317. doi:10.1098/rstl.1860.0018. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/150/277.full.pdf+html. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Evans, John (January 1860). "On the Occurrence of Flint Implements in undisturbed Beds of Gravel, Sand, and Clay". Archaeologia (London) 38: 280-307. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:bp:&rft_dat=xri:bp:article:ea02-1860-038-00-002668. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
