1888 in archaeology

none 1888 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1888. Explorations Chaco Canyon is surveyed and photographed by Victor and Cosmos Mindeleff of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Heinrich Schliemann attempts to locate the tomb of Alexander the Great in Alexandria, but is denied permission to excavate.Saunders Nicholas Alexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conqueror Basic Books 2007 xii 978-0465006212 Excavations May 22 - Augustus Pitt Rivers begins excavation of Bokerly Dyke.M. W. Thompson General Pitt-Rivers: evolution and archaeology in the 19th century Bradford-on-Avon Moonraker Press 1977 0-239-00162-1 100–1 Excavations of Hawara in Egypt by Flinders Petrie, finds including papyri containing parts of Homer's Iliad (the "Hawara Homer"), and the Fayum mummy portraits. Excavations of Nippur sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania begin (continues through 1900). Excavations of the Cadmea (Καδμεία, citadel) in Thebes, Greece, by the German Archaeological Institute at Athens begin.The scientific work https://www.mthv.gr/en/the-museum/the-scientific-work/ Archaeological Museum of Thebes 2017-11-23 Carl Humann directs new excavations in Sam'al and a trial excavation in Tralles (modern Aydın). Finds December 18 - Discovery of three villages by Richard Wetherill and his brother-in-law Charlie Mason while tracking stray cattle: Cliff Palace, Spruce Tree House, and Square Tower House; now part of Mesa Verde National Park. Llantwit Major Roman Villa. The Mourning Athena relief is found near the Acropolis of Athens. Publications American Anthropologist journal is founded. Archibald Sayce, The Hittites: The Story of a Forgotten Empire. Miscellaneous January 13 - National Geographic Society formed in the United States.https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jan13/national-geographic-society-founded/ National Geographic Society Founded National Geographic 27 May 2017 Births February 1 - Gertrude Caton Thompson, English archaeologist of Africa (d. 1985)http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=30288 Gertrude Caton Thompson britannica.com 27 May 2017 August 16 - T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist of the Middle East, military officer, diplomat and author (d. 1935)https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lawrence_te.shtml TE Lawrence (1888-1935) BBC History 27 May 2017 October 6 - Birger Nerman, Swedish archaeologist (d. 1971) Deaths March 10 - Lucy Wright Mitchell, American archaeologist (b. 1845)Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell - American archaeologist and missionary https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucy-Myers-Wright-Mitchell Encyclopedia Britannica 17 May 2017 en References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1880s in archaeology Archaeology