1878 in archaeology
The year 1878 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
Excavations
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
Births
- December 29 - Félix-Marie Abel, French biblical archaeologist (d. 1953)
Deaths
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References
- "The Balawat Gates". British Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- Holland, Robert (2012). Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846145551.
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