1889 in archaeology
The year 1889 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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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
- 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)
- Alexander Keiller, Scottish archaeologist of Avebury (d. 1955)[2]
Deaths
References
- "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- "Keiller, Alexander (1889-1955), businessman and archaeologist". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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