1890 in archaeology

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The year 1890 in archaeology:

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).
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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.

Births

September 10: Mortimer Wheeler
April 21: Benno Landsberger

Deaths

December 26: Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist, excavator of Troy (born 1822).