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1851 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1851.

Excavations

  • Some excavation at Susa by William Loftus, who identifies the location.

Publications

  • J. Collingwood Bruce's The Roman Wall: a historical, topographical, and descriptive account of the barrier of the lower isthmus, extending from the Tyne to the Solway.
  • Daniel Wilson's The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, which introduces the word prehistoric into the English archaeological vocabulary.

Miscellaneous

  • John Disney endows the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge, first held by John Howard Marsden

Births

  • 29 June: Jane Dieulafoy, born Jeanne Magre, French archaeologist, excavator of Susa, explorer, novelist and journalist (d. 1916)
  • 8 July: Arthur Evans, English archaeologist best known for discovering the palace of Knossos on Crete (d. 1941)

References

References

  1. (28 January 2009). "Dieulafoy, Jane et Marcel".
  2. (6 October 2015). "The remarkable life of archaeologist and adventurer Arthur Evans".
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