1857 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1857.
Events
- Shadwell forgeries first made.
Excavations
- Coldrum Long Barrow in south east England.
Finds
- First artifacts of La Tène culture at La Tène, Switzerland.
- Battersea Shield in the River Thames.[1]
Publications
- William Wilde begins publication of a classified catalogue of the museum of the Royal Irish Academy.
Births
- 3 June - Jacques de Morgan, French archaeologist (d. 1924)
- 27 July - E. A. Wallis Budge, English Egyptologist (d. 1934)
Deaths
- 6 May - John Disney, English barrister and archaeologist (b. 1799)