1887 in archaeology
Overview of the events of 1887 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1887.
Explorations
Excavations
- June–July - Carl Humann works at Hierapolis.
Finds
- A local woman digging for sebakh at Amarna uncovers a cache of over 300 cuneiform tablets containing diplomatic correspondence of the Pharaohs, now commonly known as the Amarna Letters.
- German submersible Brandtaucher, which sank on trial in the port of Kiel in 1851, is discovered, and on July 5 is raised.
Publications
- William Ivison Macadam - "Notes on the Ancient Iron Industry of Scotland", Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
- Augustus Pitt Rivers - Excavations in Cranborne Chase, vol. 1[1]
Events
Miscellaneous
- The Reverend George Brown is elected to the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge.
Births
- January 27 - Carl Blegen, American archaeologist of Greece (d. 1971)[2]
- October 27 - Neil Judd, American archaeologist (d. 1976)[3]
Deaths
- September 1 - Jules Desnoyers, French geologist and archaeologist (b. 1800)
