1861 in archaeology
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1861 in archaeology
Explorations
- First scientific investigations of Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar.
- British archaeologist Alexander Cunningham identifies the ancient city of Vaishali with the present-day village of Basrah in Bihar.
Excavations
- June - First modern excavation of the Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave of Maeshowe on Orkney by James Farrer.[1]
- Leon Heuzey excavates Vergina.
Publications
- Edward Burnett Tylor - Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern.
Events
- Archaeological Survey of India founded.
See also
- List of years in archaeology
- 1860 in archaeology
- 1862 in archaeology