1890 in archaeology

none December 2009 1890 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1890. Explorations Alfred Maudslay begins his documentation of the Maya ruins of Palenque. Excavations Arthur Evans excavates a Belgae cemetery site at Aylesford. J.R. Mortimer begins excavations at Duggleby Howe. The Society of Antiquaries of London begins its excavations of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester Roman Town). Merv. Flinders Petrie excavates at Tell el-Hesi, Palestine (mistakenly identified as Lachish), the first scientific excavation of an archaeological site in the Holy Land, during which he discovers how tells are formed. Finds Saltley handaxe excavated in Birmingham, the first paleolithic human artefact found in The Midlands of England.http://www.tvpp.org/portal/Project/Archaeology/tabid/74/Default.aspx A history of archaeological research in the Trent Valley 2018-10-22 2006 Trent Valley Palaeolithic Project dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100125030650/http://www.tvpp.org/portal/Project/Archaeology/tabid/74/Default.aspx 2010-01-25 Hermes Criophorus statue found in Troezen, Greece. Births April 21: Benno Landsberger, German Assyriologist (d. 1968)Studies in honor of Benno Landsberger on his seventy-fifth birthday, April 21, 1965 3082653 September 10: Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist (d. 1976)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mortimer-Wheeler Mortimer Wheeler britannica.com 27 May 2017 Deaths July 14: John Clayton, English antiquarian (b. 1792) August 2: Charles Roach Smith, British archaeologist; co-founder of the British Archaeological Association (b. 1807) October 28: Jean Baptiste Holzmayer, German archaeologist (b. 1839) December 26: Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist, excavator of Troy (b. 1822)Heinrich Schliemann - German archaeologist https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heinrich-Schliemann Encyclopedia Britannica 17 May 2017 en References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1890s in archaeology Archaeology