Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1862.
Excavations Re-excavation of Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in eastern England under direction of landowner Septimus Davidson; a ship burial is uncovered.
Finds The Painted Cave of Galdar discovered at Gáldar, Las Palmas, on Gran Canaria. The Apollo Omphalos in Athens, Greece.
Events
Napoleon III establishes the National Archaeological Museum of France in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Births May 27: Francis Llewellyn Griffith, British Egyptologist (died 1934) June 24: Arthur Bulleid, English archaeologist of the Somerset Levels (died 1951) October 26: Thomas J. Preston, Jr., American archaeologist (died 1955) November 26: Aurel Stein, Hungarian-born archaeologist (died 1943) See also List of years in archaeology 1861 in archaeology 1863 in archaeology
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