1873 in archaeology

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The year 1873 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Antonio García Cubas makes first scholarly description of the ruins of the Toltec capital in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico.
José Ramos Orihuela discovers the cave paintings in the Painted cave of Galdar ("Cueva Pintada") at Gáldar, Las Palmas, on Gran Canaria.

Classical archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers Priam's treasure on May 27,1873.