1869 in archaeology

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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. ^[1]
• 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. ^[2]

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

1. "John Turtle Wood - oil painting". British Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
2. Burba, Howard (28 February 1932). "The Day They Opened the Miamisburg Mound". Dayton Daily News .