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1850 in archaeology
Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1850
.
Excavations
First excavations at
Uruk
by
William Kennett Loftus
(continues to 1854).
Finds
Skara Brae
revealed by weather.
Tara Brooch
(c.700 AD) found near
Laytown
,
County Meath
,
Ireland
.
Neolithic
site at
Barnenez
in
Brittany
recognised as a
tumulus
.
Births
March 18 –
Alfred Maudslay
, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the
Maya civilization
(died
1931
)
September 18 –
Grigore Tocilescu
,
Romanian
historian, archaeologist,
epigrapher
and
folkorist
, author of many books on ancient
Dacia
(died
1909
)
See also
List of years in archaeology
1849 in archaeology
1851 in archaeology
References