1853 in archaeology
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1853 in archaeology
Explorations
- Alexander Cunningham examines and describes the ruins at Harappa in the Punjab
- John Thurnam begins investigating tumuli around Knap Hill in Wiltshire, England
Finds
- Hormuzd Rassam excavates the clay tablets which will be deciphered as Epic of Gilgamesh
Births
- June 3 – Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (d. 1942)
- December 26 – Wilhelm Dörpfeld, German architect and archaeologist (d. 1940)[1]
Deaths
- June 8 – Howard Vyse, English soldier and Egyptologist (b. 1784)
References
- "Wilhelm Dorpfeld - German archaeologist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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