1878 in archaeology

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The year 1878 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

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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.

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.
• Bayou St. John submarine.

Other events

• September 12 - 'Cleopatra's Needle' is erected beside the River Thames in London.^[2]

Awards

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Births

• December 29 - Félix-Marie Abel, French biblical archaeologist (d. 1953)

Deaths

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References

1. "The Balawat Gates". British Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
2. Holland, Robert (2012). Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846145551.