1871 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1871.
Explorations
- Karl Mauch explores and describes the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
Excavations
- October 11 - Heinrich Schliemann begins his excavations of Troy.[1]
- Hjalmar Stolpe begins his excavations of Birka.
Publications
- Edward Burnett Tylor's anthropological text Primitive Culture.
Finds
- Gezer discovered by Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau.
- Hut on Novaya Zemlya used by Willem Barentsz's expedition is found by Norwegian seal hunter Elling Carlsen.
Awards
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Miscellaneous
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Births
- October 11 - Harriet Boyd Hawes, American archaeologist of the Minoan civilization (died 1945)[2]
Deaths
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See also
References
- ^ Schliemann, Heinrich (1881). Ilios. New York: Harper. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Harriet Boyd Hawes". Britannica.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.