Below are notable events in
archaeology that occurred in
1883
Events
January–March
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* Janua ...
.
Explorations
Excavations
* In
Cyprus, the three sanctuaries and the tombs are excavated for the
Cyprus Museum
The Cyprus Museum (also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum) is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus.
The museum houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island. The museum is home to the most exten ...
.
* In
Rome, the Palace of the Vestals (atrium of
Vesta), the abode of the
virgin priestesses of the goddess, the
Vestal Virgins, is excavated in 1883-1884.
* In
Athens, Greece
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, the
Olympieion
The Temple of Olympian Zeus ( grc-gre, Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός, ), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to "Olymp ...
is excavated in 1883-1884 by the British.
* In
Wales, at
Cae Gwyn Cave,
Tremeirchion
Tremeirchion (previously known as ''Lleweni'') is a small residential community in Denbighshire, Wales. It lies on the B5429 road, to the north east of Denbigh and to the east of St Asaph. The community includes the village of Rhuallt.
The tow ...
,
Denbighshire, the cave is extensively investigated from 1883-
1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
by
H. Hicks:
artefacts found, mostly just outside the entrance, date to the middle
Aurignacian
The Aurignacian () is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic
associated with European early modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago. The Upper Paleolithic developed in Europe some time after the Levant, where t ...
period.
* In
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...
, the
Criel Mound, a
burial mound for
Adena culture chieftains, is excavated in 1883-1884 under the auspices of the
Smithsonian Institution's
Bureau of Ethnology
The Bureau of American Ethnology (or BAE, originally, Bureau of Ethnology) was established in 1879 by an act of Congress for the purpose of transferring archives, records and materials relating to the Indians of North America from the Interior D ...
and the supervision of Col. P.W. Norris.
* At
Taplow Court in England, the
Taplow burial, a
burial mound of a Saxon prince presumed to be Tæppa, is excavated and a number of treasures are discovered.
Discoveries
* "Coba Tumulus" at
Sakçagözü
Sakçagözü, also known as Keferdiz, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Nurdağı, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,920 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). The village is populate ...
by
Karl Humann
Carl Humann (first name also ''Karl''; 4 January 1839 – 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist. He discovered the Pergamon Altar.
Biography
Early Years
Humann was born in Steele, part of today's Essen - Germany ...
and
Felix von Luschan.
* A large
Gallo-Roman mosaic pavement at
Grand, Vosges.
Publications
Finds
*
Ceratosaurus nasicornis (now on display at the Smithsonian) is excavated in 1883, and later named and described by Marsh (March 19, 1884).
Awards
Miscellaneous
* January 1 -
Augustus Pitt Rivers takes office as
Britain's first Inspector of Ancient Monuments.
*
Moses Shapira
Moses Wilhelm Shapira ( he, מוזס וילהלם שפירא; 1830 – March 9, 1884) was a Jerusalem antiquities dealer and purveyor of allegedly forged Semitic artifacts – the most high profile of which was the Shapira Scroll. The shame brou ...
presents the
Shapira Scroll
The Shapira Scroll, also known as the Shapira Strips or Shapira Manuscript, was a set of leather strips inscribed in Paleo-Hebrew script. It was presented by Moses Wilhelm Shapira in 1883 as an ancient Bible-related artifact and almost immediate ...
, a continuing source of controversy.
Births
* June 7 -
Sylvanus G. Morley,
Mayanist. (died 1948)
Deaths
*
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