1886 in archaeology
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The year 1886 in archaeology
involved some significant events.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
involved some significant events.
Excavations
- October 4 - Augustus Pitt RiversAugustus Pitt RiversLieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers was an English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for his innovations in archaeological methods, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections.-Life and career:Born Augustus Henry Lane-Fox at...
begins excavation of the Romano-British settlement site on Rotherley DownsRotherley DownsRotherley Downs is a 120.05 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1989.-Source:* -External links:*...
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