1871 in archaeology

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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1871.

Explorations

• Karl Mauch explores and describes the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.

Excavations

• October 11 - Heinrich Schliemann begins his excavations of Troy. ^[1]
• Hjalmar Stolpe begins his excavations of Birka.

Publications

• Edward Burnett Tylor's anthropological text Primitive Culture.

Finds

• Gezer discovered by Charles Simon Clermont-Ganneau.
• Hut on Novaya Zemlya used by Willem Barentsz's expedition is found by Norwegian seal hunter Elling Carlsen.

Births

• October 11 - Harriet Boyd Hawes, American archaeologist of the Minoan civilization (died 1945) ^[2]

See also

• Ancient Egypt / Egyptology

References

1. Schliemann, Heinrich (1881). Ilios. New York: Harper. p.  21 . Retrieved 2020-01-20.
2. "Harriet Boyd Hawes". Britannica.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.