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Overview of the events of 1872 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in
archaeology
that occurred in
1872
.
Events
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ca. June - The ship
Napried
, carrying approximately 5,000 of the antiquities collected by
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
on
Cyprus
bound for the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York, is lost in the Mediterranean Sea.
[1]
December 3 -
George Smith
presents the first translation of the
Epic of Gilgamesh
to a meeting of the
Society of Biblical Archaeology
in
London
.
[2]
Excavations
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Excavations on
Delos
by the
French School at Athens
begin.
Finds
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]
Loughton Camp
in
Epping Forest
'discovered' by Benjamin Harris Cowper.
Spring - First portion of
Lenape Stone
said to have been discovered in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
by Barnard Hansell.
Publications
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]
William Copeland Borlase
-
Nænia Cornubiæ: a descriptive essay, illustrative of the sepulchres and funereal customs of the early inhabitants of the county of Cornwall
.
[3]
John Evans
-
The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain
.
[4]
Births
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]
January 15 -
Harold St George Gray
, English archaeologist (d.
1963
)
[5]
Deaths
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]
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References
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^
"Napried Exploration"
.
napried.com
. Retrieved
2019-06-22
.
^
"The tragic tale of George Smith and Gilgamesh"
.
telegraph.co.uk
. Archived from
the original
on 4 October 2013
. Retrieved
23 May
2017
.
^
"Borlase, William Copeland 1848-1899"
.
worldcat.org
. Retrieved
24 May
2017
.
^
"Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain"
.
Cambridge.org
. Retrieved
24 May
2017
.
^
"Harold St George Gray"
.
ox.ac.uk
. Retrieved
23 May
2017
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