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1862 in archaeology

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Overview of the events of 1862 in archaeology

List of years in archaeology

In science: 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1862.

Excavations

Re-excavation of Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in eastern England under direction of landowner Septimus Davidson; a ship burial is uncovered.

Finds

The Painted Cave of Galdar discovered at Gáldar, Las Palmas, on Gran Canaria.
The Apollo Omphalos in Athens, Greece.

Events

Napoleon III establishes the National Archaeological Museum of France in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Births

May 27: Francis Llewellyn Griffith, British Egyptologist (died 1934)
October 26: Thomas J. Preston, Jr., American archaeologist (died 1955)
November 26: Aurel Stein, Hungarian-born archaeologist (died 1943)

Deaths

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See also

References

Effros, Bonnie (2012). Uncovering the Germanic Past: Merovingian Archaeology in France, 1830-1914. OUP Oxford. p. 72. ISBN 9780199696710.