1868 in archaeology

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The year 1868 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Excavations

Charles Warren starts first excavations of Jericho.
Grime's Graves in the English county of Norfolk is excavated in 1868-1870, including Gallery III2b of Greenwell's Pit.
The Mammen excavation, a Viking Age site near Viborg in Jutland (Denmark) is excavated.[1]
At Les Eyzies, France, a cave site is excavated containing Cro-Magnon remains, at the end of La Rue du Scez overlooking Le Havre du Scez (Saie).
At Nymphaeum (a Greek colony in the Crimea), a burial site is excavated, with six Scythian tombs.
In Greece, philologist Spyridon Findiklis and his assistant Ioannis Papadakis begin the first excavations in Thebes and Plataea.[2]

The Mesha Stele is found.[3]
At Rome, the remains of the Porta Capena are found.
At Les Eyzies, France, alongside the Cro-Magnon remains, numerous flint tools of Aurignacian manufacture are found.
Hildesheim Treasure is found.[4]
The first Shapwick hoard of Roman coins is found in England.[5]

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