1866 in archaeology

none 1866 archaeology Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1866. Explorations Architect Thomas Drew draws attention to the significance of St. Audoen's Church, Dublin, Ireland. Excavations Discovery and first excavation of Fertőrákos mithraeum. Amateur antiquarian John Mellor excavates at the site of Hyde Abbey near Winchester in England, finding bones which he presumes to be of Alfred the Great.Winchester Museums Service 2009-12-04 Summary of Hyde Community Archaeology Project http://www.winchester.gov.uk/GeneralR.asp?id=SX9452-A781BCE7 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100713231516/http://www.winchester.gov.uk/GeneralR.asp?id=SX9452-A781BCE7 2010-07-13 Winchester Council 2025-09-30 Wayback Machine Publications Posthumous publication by Édouard Lartet of Henry Christy's Reliquiae Aquitanicae, being contributions to the archaeology and palaeontology of Perigord and the adjacent provinces of southern France commences.W. J. Harrison Christy, Henry (1810–1865) 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5375 2011-05-05 10.1093/ref:odnb/5375 Finds February 26 - The Calaveras Skull is discovered in California. Purported to be evidence of humans in North America during the Pliocene epoch, it turns out to be a hoax. The prehistoric sculpture Swimming Reindeer is found in France. The first copy of the Decree of Canopus is found at Tanis. Births May 23 - Edgar J. Banks, American antiquarian (d. 1945). June 26 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, British Egyptological excavation sponsor (d. 1923).George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl of Carnarvon - British Egyptologist https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Edward-Stanhope-Molyneux-Herbert-5th-earl-of-Carnarvon Encyclopedia Britannica 23 May 2017 en See also List of years in archaeology 1865 in archaeology 1867 in archaeology References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1860s in archaeology Archaeology