Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1879.

List of years in archaeology (table)
In science
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
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Births edit

  • March 29 - Alan Gardiner, English Egyptologist (died 1963).
  • July 13 - Alan Wace, English Classical archaeologist (died 1957).
  • September 13 - Harry Burton, English archaeological photographer, known for his photos of the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (died 1940).
  • Grace Mary Crowfoot, née Hood, English textile archaeologist (died 1957).

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The scientific work". Archaeological Museum of Thebes. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ Artefacts in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
  3. ^ "Anthropology". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2017.