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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1869.
Explorations
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Excavations
[edit]- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus discovered by British archaeologist John Turtle Wood near Kuşadası, Turkey.[1]
- Near Miamisburg, Ohio, the site of Miamisburg Mound is partially excavated, when a vertical shaft is sunk from the top to the base, with two horizontal tunnels extending from it.[2]
Finds
[edit]Births
[edit]- March 30 - Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-born anthropologist (d. 1943)
- April 23 - Percy Newberry, English archaeologist (d. 1949)
- April 30 - John Kirk, English physician, Roman archaeologist and physical anthropologist (d. 1940)
- July 3 - John Myres, English archaeologist of Cyprus (d. 1954)
- September 24 - Maud Cunnington, British archaeologist (d. 1951)
Deaths
[edit]- August 8 - Roger Fenton, photographer (b. 1819)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "John Turtle Wood - oil painting". British Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Burba, Howard (28 February 1932). "The Day They Opened the Miamisburg Mound". Dayton Daily News.