1889 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1889.

Excavations

• Early excavations at Lindholm Høje.
• Birka female Viking warrior in Sweden.
• Excavations in Plataea by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens begin.^[1]

Finds

• October – Folkton Drums (decorated Neolithic chalk cylinders) found in a barrow in Yorkshire, England.^[2]
• Tauroctony found in Walbrook adjacent to the site of the London Mithraeum.

Births

• January 22 – Umberto Zanotti Bianco, Italian archaeologist, environmentalist and senator (d. 1963)
• July 18 – Axel Boëthius, Swedish-born archaeologist of Etruscan culture (d. 1969)
• August 5 – Rhys Carpenter, American Classical art historian (d. 1980)
• December 1 – Alexander Keiller, Scottish archaeologist of Avebury (d. 1955)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The scientific work. Archaeological Museum of Thebes. 2017-11-23.
2. Web site: Drum. British Museum. live. 2022-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411130308/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1893-1228-15 . 2021-04-11 .
3. Web site: Keiller, Alexander (1889-1955), businessman and archaeologist. nationalarchives.gov.uk. 27 May 2017.