1872 in archaeology

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carn Euny</span> Archaeological site in Cornwall, England

Carn Euny is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showning activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. The first timber huts there were built about 500 BC, and 400-500 years later were replaced by stone huts; the remains of which are still visible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mên-an-Tol</span> Neolithic standing stones in Cornwall, England

The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, UK. It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Borlase</span> 18th-century English antiquary and naturalist

William Borlase, Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist. From 1722, he was Rector of Ludgvan, Cornwall, where he died. He is remembered for his works The Antiquities of Cornwall and The Natural History of Cornwall (1758), although his plans for a parish-by-parish county history were abandoned.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Evans (archaeologist)</span> English archaeologist and geologist

Sir John Evans was an English antiquarian, geologist and founder of prehistoric archaeology.

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1897.

The year 1963 in archaeology involved some significant events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Merry Maidens</span> Late Neolithic stone circle in Cornwall, England

The Merry Maidens, also known as Dawn's Men is a late neolithic stone circle located 2 miles (3 km) to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall. A pair of standing stones, The Pipers is associated both geographically and in legend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ballowall Barrow</span>

Ballowall Barrow is a prehistoric funerary cairn which Ashbee (1982) and Hencken (1902–81) state contains several phases of use from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. It is situated on the cliff top at Ballowall Common, near St Just in Cornwall, England, UK. It is also known as Carn Gluze Barrow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trethevy Quoit</span> Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England

Trethevy Quoit is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Cleer and Darite in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is known locally as "the giant's house". Standing 9 feet (2.7 m) high, it consists of five standing stones capped by a large slab and was added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Copeland Borlase</span> British antiquarian and liberal politician

William Copeland Borlase was a British antiquarian and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1887 when he was ruined by bankruptcy and scandal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zennor Quoit</span> Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England

Zennor Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen, located on a moor about a mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK. It dates to 2500–1500 BC. Aside from the 12.5-tonne (12,500 kg) roof, which collapsed some time between 1770 and 1865, the chamber is in good condition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craddock Moor stone circle</span> Stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

Craddock Moor Stone Circle or Craddock Moor Circle is a stone circle located near Minions on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. It is situated around half a mile Northwest of The Hurlers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stannon stone circle</span> Stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

Stannon stone circle is a stone circle located near St. Breward on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duloe stone circle</span> Stone circle in southeast Cornwall, England

Duloe stone circle or Duloe circle is a stone circle near the village of Duloe, located 5 miles (8.0 km) from Looe in southeast Cornwall, England, UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fernacre</span> Stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

Fernacre, also known as Fernacre stone circle or Fernacre circle, is a stone circle located on the slopes of the De Lank River, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) northeast of St Breward on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Goodaver, Goodaver stone circle or Goodaver circle is a stone circle located in the parish of Altarnun, near Bolventor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trippet stones</span> Stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

The Trippet stones or Trippet stones circle is a stone circle located on Manor Common in Blisland, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. The Stripple stones are nearby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stripple stones</span> Henge and stone circle in Cornwall, England

The Stripple stones is a henge and stone circle located on the south slope of Hawk's Tor, Blisland, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nine Stones, Altarnun</span> Stone circle on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England

The Nine Stones is a stone circle 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gray's Inn Lane Hand Axe</span> Paleolithic flint hand axe

The Gray's Inn Lane Hand Axe is a pointed flint hand axe, found buried in gravel under Gray's Inn Lane, London, England, by pioneering archaeologist John Conyers in 1679, and now in the British Museum. The hand axe is a fine example from about 350,000 years ago, in the Lower Paleolithic period, but its main significance lies in the role it and the circumstances of its excavation played in the emerging understanding of early human history.

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