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1869 In Archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1869. Explorations Excavations * Temple of Artemis at Ephesus discovered by British archaeologist John Turtle Wood near Kuşadası, Turkey. * 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. Finds * Waldalgesheim chariot burial. Births * 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 * August 8 - Roger Fenton, photographer (b. 1819 Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Newberry
Percy Edward Newberry (23 April 1869 – 7 August 1949) was a British Egyptologist. Biography Percy Newberry was born in Islington, London on 23 April 1869. His parents were Caroline () and Henry James Newberry, a woollen warehouseman. Newberry developed a strong attachment to botany in childhood and was also an excellent artist. He studied at King's College School and King's College London, and studied botany at Kew Gardens. Career In 1884, on the invitation of Reginald Stuart Poole, Newberry began administrative work at the Egypt Exploration Fund, founded just two years previously. Here he met a number of established Egyptologists, including Flinders Petrie, Amelia Edwards and F. L. Griffith, who acted as his mentor. He continued in this role until 1886, when he began his own research in Egyptology, presenting a paper on botany in excavations to the British Association in 1888, with Petrie making use of Newberry's botanical expertise to identify botanical remains found duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeology By Year
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptology
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an "Egyptologist". In Europe, particularly on the Continent, Egyptology is primarily regarded as being a philological discipline, while in North America it is often regarded as a branch of archaeology. History First explorers The earliest explorers of ancient Egypt were the ancient Egyptians themselves. Inspired by a dream he had, Thutmose IV led an excavation of the Great Sphinx of Giza and inscribed a description of the dream on the Dream Stele The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1819 In Archaeology
The year 1819 in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations Excavations * The remains of the villa of Pliny, named Villa di Pino, are excavated during 1802–1819 (following the excavations of 1713). * In Italy, detailed excavations continue at Pompeii. * The Bignor Roman Villa is excavated between 1811 and 1819. Finds * April - In India, the Ajanta Caves are rediscovered by a British hunting party. * Roman villa found at Stancombe Park near North Nibley, England. Publications * Other events * In Italy, sexual, nude artifacts from Pompeii are hidden from public view in Naples' Secret Museum. * In Italy, John Gardner Wilkinson meets the antiquarian Sir William Gell and resolves to study Egyptology. * King Francis I of Naples visits the Pompeii exhibition at the National Museum with his wife and daughter. * June 16 – The 7.7–8.2 Rann of Kutch earthquake shakes western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), leaving more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers. Fenton was born into a Lancashire merchant family. After graduating from London with an Arts degree, he became interested in painting and later developed a keen interest in the new technology of photography after seeing early examples at The Great Exhibition in 1851. Within a year, he began exhibiting his own photographs. He became a leading British photographer and instrumental in founding the Photographic Society (later the Royal Photographic Society). In 1854, he was commissioned to document events occurring in Crimea, where he became one of a small group of photographers to produce images of the final stages of the Crimean War. Early life Fenton was born in Crimble Hall, Heywood, Lancashire, on 28 March 1819. His grandfather was a wealthy cotton manufacturer and banker, whilst his father, John, was a banker and from 1832 a member of parliament. Fenton was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In Archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1951. Excavations * c. January - Old Furnace, Coalbrookdale, England. * Awwam temple near Ma'rib in Yemen, by Wendell Phillips of the American Foundation for the Study of Man (continues to 1952). * Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications in North Yorkshire, by Mortimer Wheeler (continues to 1952). * Hod Hill in Dorset, by Ian Richmond for the British Museum (continues to 1958). * Tasghîmût fortress in Morocco, by Charles Allain and Jacques Meunié. * Excavation of Chogha Zanbil in Iran by Roman Ghirshman begins. Explorations * 1951–1952 - British Academy Middle Nile Expedition in Sudan led by O. G. S. Crawford. Finds * May 12 - Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland. Events * July - The term "Industrial archaeology" is first used in print in Britain. * The Durrës Archaeological Museum is established in Durrës, Albania. Publications * ''Social Evolution'', by V. Gordon Childe (1892–1957), Australian-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Cunnington
Maud Edith Cunnington (''née'' Pegge; 24 September 1869 – 28 February 1951) was a Welsh archaeologist, best known for her pioneering work on the some of the most important prehistoric sites of Salisbury Plain. Early life, education, and marriage Maud Pegge was born at Briton Ferry in Glamorgan, to Catherine Milton Leach and her husband Charles Pegge, a doctor who ran Vernon House, the last privately owned Psychiatric hospital, asylum in Wales. She was one of seven children. Her older brother Edward Pegge followed their father into medicine as a doctor; he was also a notable rugby player and Welsh international. Pegge was educated briefly at Cheltenham Ladies' College. In 1889, she married Ben Cunnington (archaeologist), Ben Cunnington. An archaeologist, he served for years as a volunteer, honorary curator of Devizes Museum. They had a son, Edward, who was killed in the First World War. Career From 1897, Maud Cunnington carried out early rescue archaeology work during dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Archaeology
The year 1954 in archaeology involved some significant events. Explorations * Excavations * Mixco Viejo, Guatemala Musée d'Homme project under the direction of Henri Lehmann starts (continues through 1967). * Neolithic-era site of Ashkelon discovered and excavated by French archaeologist Jean Perrot. * Excavations at Beycesultan by Seton Lloyd of the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara begin (continue to 1959). * Excavations at Filitosa, Corsica, begin. * Excavations at Nagarjunakonda by the Archaeological Survey of India begin (continue to 1960). * Excavations at Nevasa, Maharashtra, begin (continue to 1956). * Excavations of the London Mithraeum conducted under the direction of W. F. Grimes. * Systematic excavations at Niah Caves begin under the direction of the Sarawak Museum. Finds * September 18 - Marble head of Mithras from London Mithraeum unearthed in Walbrook Square by W. F. Grimes's excavation. * Panlongcheng Erligang culture site in China di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Myres
Sir John Linton Myres Kt OBE FBA FRAI (3 July 1869 in Preston – 6 March 1954 in Oxford) was a British archaeologist and academic, who conducted excavations in Cyprus in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Life He was the son of the Rev. William Miles Myres and his wife, Jane Linton, and was educated at Winchester College. He graduated B.A. at New College, Oxford in 1892. At the same year he was a Craven Fellow at the British School at Athens with which he excavated at the Minoan sanctuary of Petsofas. Myres became the first Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, at the University of Oxford, in 1910, having been Gladstone Professor of Greek and Lecturer in Ancient Geography, University of Liverpool from 1907. He contributed to the British ''Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series'' that was published during the Second World War, and to the noted 11th edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1910–1911). Myers was also a member of the Folklo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1940. Explorations Excavations * Start of excavations at Tell Uqair by Iraqi Directorate General of Antiquities ( Seton Lloyd, Taha Baqir and Fuad Safar). * Start of excavations at Ahichatra. * Start of excavations in the Vatican Necropolis. * Excavations at Brahmagiri by M. H. Krishna of the Mysore state Archaeological Department. Publications * Gisela M. A. Richter - ''Handbook of the Etruscan Collection'' ( Metropolitan Museum of Art). Finds * September 12 - Lascaux caves. Painted c. 15,000 BC - 13,000 BC. Closed to the public in 1963. * After ten-year expedition at Tanis, " Silver Pharaoh" tomb uncovered by Pierre Montet. It is the first ever intact tomb found. * Ferriby Boat 2 discovered by Ted Wright. * Balline Hoard in Ireland. Awards Miscellaneous Births * October 14 - Ruth Tringham, Neolithic household and feminist archaeologist. Deaths * February 26 - John Lamplugh Kirk, British archaeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kirk (archaeologist)
John Lamplugh Kirk M.R.C.S (30 April 186926 February 1940) was a British medical doctor, amateur archaeologist and founder of York Castle Museum in York, North Yorkshire. Personal life He was born in Hull in 1869 and practised as a doctor in London before moving to Pickering in 1898. Kirk resided in Houndgate Hall, Pickering from 1910 to 1938. Kirk spent some time painting natural and landscape scenes, such as his 1891 'Stags in the Snow'. Kirk was intimately involved in Yorkshire Archaeological Society and was a member of the general committee, executive committee and acted as director and honorary treasurer.Corder, P. and Kirk, J.L. 1932. ''A Roman Villa at Langton, near Malton, East Yorkshire'' (Roman Malton and District Reports no.4) Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society Professional life Archaeologist In February 1911 Kirk collaborated with Oxley Grabham (Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum) in the excavation of a Bronze Age Tumulus near Pickering and of an Iron Age ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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