1897 in archaeology

none 1897 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1897. Explorations Rudolf Ernst Brünnow and Alfred von Domaszewski begin a two-year expedition to the Arabian Peninsula, including Petra. Excavations Excavation of Glastonbury Lake Village by Arthur Bulleid and Harold St George Gray begins. Maud Cunnington carries out her first excavations in the Devizes area of England. Excavation of the first Mycenaean chamber tombs in Kolonaki at Thebes, Greece, by Dimitrios Filios.The scientific work https://www.mthv.gr/en/the-museum/the-scientific-work/ Archaeological Museum of Thebes 2017-11-23 Excavation of Nekhen in Egypt begins (continues to 1899). Excavation of Susa in Iran by a French expedition led by Jacques de Morgan begins (continues to 1911). Finds May - Yde Girl, a bog body, is discovered in the village of Yde, The Netherlands.The Yde Girl - Drents Museum https://drentsmuseum.nl/en/in-the-spotlight-top-exhibits/yde-girl drentsmuseum.nl 28 May 2017 en August 4 - The "Lady of Elche" Iberian sculpture (4th century BCE) is found at L'Alcúdia near Elche in Spain. Coligny calendar. Alekanovo inscription. Silver and gold tubes of the Maykop culture from a burial mound in Armenia, interpreted in 2022 as drinking straws for communal beer consumption.Bruce Bower Gold and silver tubes in a Russian museum are the oldest known drinking straws https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-drinking-straw-gold-silver-russia Science News 2022-01-19 2022-01-21 Events February 18 - Conclusion of the Benin Expedition of 1897, leading to the Benin Bronzes being carried off to London. Publications William Copeland Borlase - The Dolmens of Ireland: their distribution, structural characteristics, and affinities in other countries, together with the folklore attaching to them; supplemented by considerations on the anthropology, ethnology, and traditions of the Irish people (3 vols, London). Births June 1 - Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology (d. 1979). August 21 - Victor Erle Nash-Williams, Welsh archaeologist (d. 1955).Nash-Williams, Victor Erle https://biography.wales/article/s2-NASH-ERL-1897 The National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography 13 November 2017 October 30 - Einar Gjerstad, Swedish archaeologist of the ancient Mediterranean (d. 1988). Deaths May 5 - James Theodore Bent, English explorer, archaeologist and author (b. 1852). May 21 - Augustus Wollaston Franks, English antiquarian (b. 1826). References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1890s in archaeology Archaeology