1850 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1850.

Excavations

• First excavations at Uruk by William Kennett Loftus (continues to 1854).

Finds

• Skara Brae revealed by weather.^[1]
• Tara Brooch (c.700 AD) found near Laytown, County Meath, Ireland.^[2]
• Neolithic site at Barnenez in Brittany recognised as a tumulus.

Births

• March 18  - Alfred Maudslay, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the Maya civilization (died 1931)^[3]
• September 18  - Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and folkorist, author of many books on ancient Dacia (died 1909)

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1849 in archaeology
• 1851 in archaeology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skara Brae Prehistoric Village. VisitScotland. 18 May 2017. en.
2. Web site: Tara Brooch. museum.ie. 18 May 2017.
3. Web site: Merwin. Keith. Alfred P. Maudslay. Institute of Maya Studies. 12 March 2017. en-gb. 13 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313045611/http://www.instituteofmayastudies.org/index.php/features/pioneers-in-maya-archaeology-2/alfred-p-maudslay. dead.