1898 in archaeology

Explorations

• Exploration of the site of Assur by German archaeologists begins.

Excavations

• J. E. Quibell excavates the royal residences of various early Egyptian kings at Hierakonpolis in Upper Egypt.
• Excavations at Bremetennacum (Ribchester), Lancashire, England (1898–9).

Finds

• March - Victor Loret discovers Amenhotep II's mummy in his KV35 tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings within the original sarcophagus, together with a mummy cache containing several New Kingdom Pharaohs including Thutmose IV, Seti II and Ramesses III, IV and VI.
• Summer - The Bleasdale Circle, a Bronze Age timber and earthwork in Lancashire, England, is discovered by Thomas Kelsall.
• The Withypool Stone Circle (late Neolithic/early Bronze Age) on Exmoor, England, is discovered accidentally by Archibald Hamilton.
• The Narmer Palette is found by J. E. Quibell while excavating the royal residences of various early Egyptian kings at Hierakonpolis in Upper Egypt.
• The site of Karakorum is identified as the former Mongol capital by Nikolai Yadrintsev, who discovers the Orkhon script during the same expedition.
• Willie Peppé, excavating a stupa at Piprahwa Kot, discovers ashes claimed to be of Gautama Buddha.
• Purported finding of the Kensington Runestone in Minnesota.

Births

• 22 August – Jaroslav Černý, Czech-born Egyptologist (d. 1970).
• 14 September – Ernest Nash, born Ernst Nathan, German-born student of Roman architecture and pioneer of archaeological photography (d. 1974).
• 21 December – George E. Mylonas, Greek archaeologist (d. 1988).
• 31 December – J. Eric S. Thompson, English archaeologist, student of the Maya civilization (d. 1975).
• Phoebe Keef (d. 1978)

Deaths

• 21 October – Marianne Brocklehurst, English Egyptological traveller and expedition sponsor (b. 1832).

References

References

1. Der Manuelian, Peter. (1987). "Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II". Gerstenberg.
2. "Scheduled Ancient Monument - Bleasdale Circle". Lancashire County Council.
3. Radnoti-Alföldi, M.; Lahusen, M. C. (2000). ''Ernest Nash - Ernst Nathan: Potsdam, Rom, New York, Rom''. Nicolai'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. {{ISBN. 3-87584-045-3.
4. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/02/obituaries/g-e-mylonas-89-archeologist-who-led-greek-excavations-dies.html G. E. Mylonas, 89, Archeologist Who Led Greek Excavations, Dies]
5. "Sir J. Eric S. Thompson".
6. McInnes, James. (2016). "Secrets of the High Woods: Revealing Hidden Landscapes". South Downs National Park Authority.