1868 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1868 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1868.

## Explorations

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## Excavations

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* Charles Warren starts first excavations of Jericho.
* Grime's Graves in the English county of Norfolk is excavated in 1868-1870, including Gallery III2b of Greenwell's Pit.
* The Mammen excavation, a Viking Age site near Viborg in Jutland (Denmark) is excavated.[1]
* At Les Eyzies, France, a cave site is excavated containing Cro-Magnon remains, at the end of La Rue du Scez overlooking Le Havre du Scez (Saie).
* At Nymphaeum (a Greek colony in the Crimea), a burial site is excavated, with six Scythian tombs.
* In Greece, philologist Spyridon Findiklis and his assistant Ioannis Papadakis begin the first excavations in Thebes and Plataea.[2]
* Alfred Biliotti starts excavations at Ialysos on Rhodes.

## Finds

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* The Mesha Stele is found.[3]
* At Rome, the remains of the Porta Capena are found.
* At Les Eyzies, France, alongside the Cro-Magnon remains, numerous flint tools of Aurignacian manufacture are found.
* Hildesheim Treasure is found.[4]
* The first Shapwick hoard of Roman coins is found in England.[5]

## Publications

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## Births

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* January 3: Franz Cumont, Belgian archaeologist and historian (died 1947)[6]
* March 15: Albert Lythgoe, American Egyptologist, curator of the New York Metropolitan Museum (died 1934)[7]
* July 14: Gertrude Bell, British archaeologist (died 1926)[8]

## Deaths

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* September 10: Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (born 1788)

## See also

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* Neanderthal man

## References

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1. ^ "Conservation of Textiles - part 3" (photos), webpage: Natmus-DK-textile Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
3. ^ "The Mesha Stele". louvre.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
4. ^ Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (29 March 2012). The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 684\. ISBN 9780199545568.
5. ^ "Monument no. 194188". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
6. ^ "Franz Cumont - Belgian archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
7. ^ Bierbrier, Morris L (2012). Who Was Who in Egyptology, 4th edition. Egypt Exploration Society, London. p. 344\. ISBN 978-0856982071.
8. ^ Buchan, James (11 March 2003). "Miss Bell's lines in the sand". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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