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1848 in archaeology

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1848 in archaeology

Explorations

  • First scientific expedition visits Tikal

Publications

Finds

  • By March 3 - Gibraltar 1, a female skull from Forbes' Quarry in Gibraltar, later identified as Neanderthal, is found by Capt. Edmund Flint RN
  • May 3 - Benty Grange helmet from a tumulus on Benty Grange farm in the Peak District of England
  • Neolithic hoard at East Ayton in England

References

  1. ^ "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley". World Digital Library. 1848. Retrieved 2013-07-29.

See also

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