Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1878.
Excavations
- Christos Stamatakis excavates the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (built c.1300–1200 BC).
- Excavation of Vinovia Roman fort in the north of England begins.
- September - Carl Humann begins excavations at Pergamon.
Publications
- American Antiquarian founded by Rev. Stephen D. Peet.
- Isaac Fletcher - "The Archaeology of the West Cumberland Coal Trade", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. doi:10.5284/1064794
Finds
- The Balawat Gates are discovered in Assyria by Hormuzd Rassam.[1]
- 31 Iguanodon skeletons are discovered in a coal mine at Bernissart, Belgium.
- Pergamon Altar.
- Birka female Viking warrior excavated by Hjalmar Stolpe on the Swedish island of Björkö but believed at this time to be male.[2]
- Bayou St. John submarine.
Other events
- September 12 - 'Cleopatra's Needle' is erected beside the River Thames in London.[3]
Awards
Births
- December 29 - Félix-Marie Abel, French biblical archaeologist (d. 1953)
Deaths
References
- ^ "The Balawat Gates". British Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Koffmar, Linda (2017-09-08). "Första DNA-bevisen för kvinnlig vikingakrigare" [First DNA evidence for female Viking warriors] (Press release) (in Swedish). Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Holland, Robert (2012). Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846145551.
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