1899 in archaeology

none January 2021 1899 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1899. Events 31 December: A large standing stone at Stonehenge falls over. Explorations Tell Halaf, Syria, discovered by Max von Oppenheim. Excavations Excavations of Babylon by Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft directed by Robert Koldewey begin. Excavation of Anglo-Saxon town wall in Clarendon Quadrangle of Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, England.David Radford The Archaeology of Oxford in 20 digs Amberley Publishing Stroud 2018 978-1-4456-8085-9 12–15 Finds Chinese oracle bones from the site of Yinxu are identified by Wang Yirong, director of the Imperial College of China, as carrying Shang dynasty writing. Roman Empire-related silver plate is found near Qalagah, Azerbaijan. Södermanland runic inscription 140. Sand quarriers find over 800 fragmentary Neanderthal remains representing at least 12 and likely as many as 70 individuals on the hill of Hušnjakovo in Krapina in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (modern-day Croatia), identified by Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger. Publications John Myres - A catalogue of the Cyprus museum, with a chronicle of excavations undertaken since the British occupation, and introductory notes on Cypriote archaeology. Ernest-Théodore Hamy - article on the Dumbarton Oaks birthing figure.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-stone-figure-at-dumbarton-oaks-tells-an-intriguing-story/2014/01/13/495c2b98-7c85-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html Local Intriguing story behind a stone figure at Dumbarton Oaks The Washington Post John Kelly 2014-01-13 2015-08-12 Births 30 December: Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer; co-discoverer of Viking artifacts at L'Anse aux Meadows (d. 2001). William Duncan Strong, American archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1962).Helge Marcus Ingstad https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helge-Ingstad Encyclopedia Britannica 8 February 2019 See also List of years in archaeology 1898 in archaeology 1900 in archaeology References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1890s in archaeology Archaeology