1859 in archaeology
Excavations
- February – Excavation of Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter) under Thomas Wright begins.
- Excavation of Nydam Mose in Denmark under Conrad Engelhardt begins (continues to early 1864).
Finds
- Vigna Randanini Jewish catacombs in Rome.
Publications
- J. M. García publishes an account of Monte Albán.
- Charles Roach Smith — Illustrations of Roman London.
Miscellaneous
- 26 May & 2 June – Geologist Joseph Prestwich and amateur archaeologist John Evans report (to the Royal Society and Society of Antiquaries of London, respectively) the results of their investigations of gravel-pits in the Somme valley and elsewhere, extending human history back to what will become known as the Paleolithic Era.[1][2]
- Imperial Archaeological Commission founded in Saint Petersburg.
- Royal Geographical Society is given a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria.[3]
Deaths
- 6 May: Alexander von Humboldt, explorer, writer
References
- Prestwich, Joseph (January 1860). "On the Occurrence of Flint-implements, associated with the Remains of Animals of Extinct Species in Beds of a late Geological Period, in France at Amiens and Abbeville, and in England at Hoxne". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. London. 150: 277–317. Bibcode:1860RSPT..150..277P. doi:10.1098/rstl.1860.0018. hdl:2027/chi.098241705.
- Evans, John (January 1860). "On the Occurrence of Flint Implements in undisturbed Beds of Gravel, Sand, and Clay". Archaeologia. London. 38 (2): 280–307. doi:10.1017/s0261340900001454. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "DetaLegacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.