1801 in archaeology
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The year 1801 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
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- The first complete mastodon skeleton is excavated (see Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site, before dinosaurs were discovered.[1][2]
Events
[edit]- The first of the Elgin Marbles brought from Athens to London by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin.[3]
Births
[edit]- Joseph Barnard Davis, English craniologist (d. 1881)
References
[edit]- ↑ Gill, Kathryn (2024-09-01). "The Discovery of the Montgomery Mastodon in 1801". Explore. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Skeleton of the Mastodon". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Elgin Marbles". Hansard. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2026-02-12.