1867 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1867.
Explorations
- Ruins of Great Zimbabwe rediscovered by Adam Renders.
Excavations
- Oluf Rygh excavates the Tune ship in Norway.
- Excavations at Bibracte begun by Gabriel Bulliot (continue to 1907).
- September - Augustus Henry Lane-Fox undertakes his first excavation, at Cissbury Ring hill fort in West Sussex.
Finds
- George Smith discovers an inscription recording a solar eclipse in the month of Sivan on British Museum Tablet K51, which he is able to link to 15 June 763 BC, the cornerstone of ancient Near Eastern chronology.[1]
- The (full) Speyer wine bottle is found in the excavation of a mid-4th century Roman tomb near Speyer in Germany.
- The Stele of Vespasian is found in Armazi, Georgia.
Events
- National Archaeological Museum of Spain is established in Madrid by Royal Decree of Isabella II.[2]
Births
- 13 May - Thomas Gann, Anglo Irish explorer and archaeologist of the Maya civilization (d. 1938)
- 27 August - Alfred Lucas, English analytical chemist and archaeologist, part of Howard Carter's team at the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (d. 1945)
Deaths
- August 3 - August Böckh, German classical scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)