1878 in archaeology

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The year 1878 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

Christos Stamatakis excavates the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (built c.1300–1200 BC).
Excavation of Vinovia Roman fort in the north of England begins.
September - Carl Humann begins excavations at Pergamon.

American Antiquarian founded by Rev. Stephen D. Peet.
Isaac Fletcher - "The Archaeology of the West Cumberland Coal Trade", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.

September 12 - 'Cleopatra's Needle' is erected beside the River Thames in London.[2]

"The Balawat Gates". British Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
Holland, Robert (2012). Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781846145551.

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