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1869 in archaeology
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1869 archaeology science
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1869.
Excavations
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus discovered by British archaeologist John Turtle Wood near Kuşadası, Turkey.John Turtle Wood - oil painting http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1487114&partId=1&searchText=Ancient+Turkey&sortBy=fromDateDesc&page=1 British Museum 23 May 2017
Near Miamisburg, Ohio, the site of Miamisburg Mound is partially excavated, when a vertical shaft is sunk from the top to the base, with two horizontal tunnels extending from it.Burba Howard 28 February 1932 The Day They Opened the Miamisburg Mound https://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/miamisburgmound.html Dayton Daily News
Finds
Waldalgesheim chariot burial.
Births
March 30 - Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-born anthropologist (d. 1943)
April 23 - Percy Newberry, English archaeologist (d. 1949)
April 30 - John Kirk, English physician, Roman archaeologist and physical anthropologist (d. 1940)
July 3 - John Myres, English archaeologist of Cyprus (d. 1954)
September 24 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist (d. 1951)
Deaths
August 8 - Roger Fenton, photographer (b. 1819)
See also
Egyptology
References
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