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1860 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1860.

Explorations

Ernest Renan visits the Roman temple of Bziza.

Excavations

Giuseppe Fiorelli takes charge of excavations at Pompeii.
Ernest Renan makes excavations at Byblos.
Excavation of Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles on Holy Island, Anglesey, off the coast of Wales.

Finds

Édouard Lartet discovers stone tools (of a type already found in England) at Aurignac.
Cornet De Groot rediscovers Muara Takus Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia.
Atalante Hermes from Atalante and Hermes of Aegium from Aegium in Greece.

Publications

Births

July 15 - Max von Oppenheim, German Near Eastern archaeologist (d. 1946).
November 8 - Francis J. Haverfield, English Romano-British archaeologist (d. 1919).

References

Harrison, W. J.. (2004). "Christy, Henry (1810–1865)".
"Candi Muara Takus (Sumatra) - Kepustakaan Candi".

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