1870 in archaeology
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The year 1870 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Excavations
- In Athens, Greece, the site of Kallimarmaron Stadium is excavated (later rebuilt to host the first modern olympics in 1896).
- In FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, of the Grottes prehistoriques de Soyons (caves), the Trou du Mouton (Sheeps hole), Trou Roland, la Madeleine, and Trou du Renard (fox hole) are excavated by Lepic and De Lubac.
Publications
- Abraham de la PrymeAbraham de la PrymeAbraham de la Pryme was an English antiquary.Abraham de la Pryme was born to Huguenot parents, Matthias de la Pryme and Sarah Smague at Hatfield in 1671...
(1671-1704) - The diary of Abraham de la Pryme, the Yorkshire antiquary. Publications of the Surtees SocietySurtees SocietyThe Surtees Society is a learned society based at Durham in northern England. The society was established on 27 May 1834 by James Raine, following the death of renowned County Durham antiquarian Robert Surtees...
, volume 54. Durham: Andrews and Company.