1882 in archaeology

Table of years in archaeology
… 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 …
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… 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 … … 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s … … 18th century 19th century 20th century …
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The year 1882 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• Expeditions led by Alfred Maudslay and Désiré Charnay independently arrive at Maya site of Yaxchilan.

• Nature of site at Heuneburg identified by Eduard Paulus.

Excavations

• 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.

Publications

• Robert Munro - Ancient Scottish Lake Dwellings or Crannogs.

Miscellaneous

• The Egypt Exploration Fund is set up in the UK by Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole.