1866 in archaeology

Explorations

Excavations

Publications

• Posthumous publication by douard Lartet of Henry Christy's Reliquiae Aquitanicae, being contributions to the archaeology and palaeontology of Perigord and the adjacent provinces of southern France commences.^[1]

Finds

Awards

Miscellaneous

Births

• May 23 - Edgar J. Banks, American antiquarian (d. 1945).
• June 26 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, British Egyptological excavation sponsor (d. 1923).

Deaths

See also

• List of years in archaeology
• 1865 in archaeology
• 1867 in archaeology

References

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