1877 in archaeology

1877 in archaeology

The year 1877 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

*Artist and photographer William Henry Jackson participates in the Hayden Survey of the Western United States, producing maps of Chaco Canyon, but no photographs due to technical problems.

Excavations

Publications

* Canon William Greenwell publishes his "British Barrows".
* "Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas" by Ephraim G. Squier.

Finds

* Hermes by Praxiteles at Olympia.
* Ruins of Lagash discovered by Ernest de Sarzec.

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

* June 16 - Karel Absolon, Czech archaeologist

Deaths

* October 17 - Johann Carl Fuhlrott, discoverer of Neanderthal Man

ee also

* Ancient Greece / Prehistoric man


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