1878 in archaeology explained

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.

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]

Births

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Balawat Gates. British Museum. 25 May 2017.
2. Linda. Koffmar. 2017-09-08. Första DNA-bevisen för kvinnlig vikingakrigare. First DNA evidence for female Viking warriors. Uppsala University. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917210310/https://www.uu.se/press/nyheter/artikel/?id=9274&area=2,6,10,16,22&typ=artikel&lang=sv. 2017-09-17. dead. 2020-07-09.
3. Book: Holland. Robert. Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. 2012. Penguin UK. 9781846145551. en.