1880 in archaeology

1880 in archaeology

The year 1880 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

* William Matthew Flinders Petrie travels to Egypt and conducts a survey of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Excavations

Publications

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola and Juan Vilanova y Piera publish their initial findings on the Altamira cave art.

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

* "date unknown" - Julio C. Tello, Peruvian archaeologist
* April 17 - Leonard Woolley, British archaeologist

Deaths

*


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