1897 in archaeology

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The year 1897 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Rudolf Ernst Brünnow and Alfred von Domaszewski begin a two-year expedition to the Arabian Peninsula, including Petra.

Excavations

Excavation of Glastonbury Lake Village by Arthur Bulleid and Harold St George Gray begins.
Maud Cunnington carries out her first excavations in the Devizes area.

Finds

May - Yde Girl, a bog body, is discovered in the village of Yde, The Netherlands.^[1]
August 4 - The "Lady of Elche" Iberian sculpture (4th century BCE) is found at L'Alcúdia near Elche in Spain.
Coligny calendar.
Alekanovo inscription.

Publications

William Copeland Borlase - The Dolmens of Ireland: their distribution, structural characteristics, and affinities in other countries, together with the folklore attaching to them; supplemented by considerations on the anthropology, ethnology, and traditions of the Irish people (3 vols, London).

Births

June 1 - Yang Zhongjian, father of Chinese vertebrate paleontology. (d.1979)
October 30 - Einar Gjerstad, Swedish archaeologist of the ancient Mediterranean. (d. 1988)
Victor Erle Nash-Williams, Welsh archaeologist (d. 1955).^[2]

References

↑ "The Yde Girl - Drents Museum". drentsmuseum.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
↑ "Nash-Williams, V. E. (Victor Erle) (1897-1955) - People and organisations". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

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