Explorations

• Chaco Canyon is surveyed and photographed by Victor and Cosmos Mindeleff of the Bureau of American Ethnology
  Bureau of American Ethnology
  The Bureau of American 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 Department to the Smithsonian Institution...
  
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Excavations

• May 22 - Augustus Pitt Rivers
  Augustus Pitt Rivers
  Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers was an English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for his innovations in archaeological methods, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections.-Life and career:Born Augustus Henry Lane-Fox at...
  
   begins excavation of Bokerly Dyke.
• Excavations of Nippur
  Nippur
  Nippur was one of the most ancient of all the Sumerian cities. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind," ruler of the cosmos subject to An alone...
  
   sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania
  University of Pennsylvania
  The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
  
   begin (continues through 1900).
• Carl Humann
  Carl Humann
  Carl Wilhelm Humann was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist...
  
   directs new excavations in Sam'al
  Sam'al
  Sam'al was a Hittite and Aramaean city located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province.-History:thumb|200px|right|Historical map of the Neo-Hittite states, ca...
  
   and a trial excavation in Tralles (modern Aydin
  Aydin
  Aydın is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down to the seacoast...
  
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Finds

• December: Discovery of three villages by Richard Wetherill
  Richard Wetherill
  Richard Wetherill , a member of a prominent Colorado ranching family, was an amateur explorer in the discovery, research and excavation of sites associated with the Ancient Pueblo People...
  
   and his brother-in-law Charlie Mason while tracking stray cattle: Cliff Palace
  Cliff Palace
  The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancient Pueblo Peoples is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region...
  
  , Spruce Tree House, and Square Tower House; now part of Mesa Verde National Park
  Mesa Verde National Park
  Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. It was created in 1906 to protect some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the world...
  
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• Llantwit Major Roman Villa
  Llantwit Major Roman Villa
  The Llantwit Major Roman Villa was a Roman L-shaped courtyard villa located at what is now Caermead, immediately north of the town of Llantwit Major in the Welsh county of South Glamorgan....
  
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Publications

• American Anthropologist
  American Anthropologist
  American Anthropologist is the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association . It is known for publishing a wide range of work in anthropology, including articles on cultural, biological and linguistic anthropology and archeology...
  
  journal is founded.
• First issue of the National Geographic Magazine
  National Geographic Magazine
  National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded...
  
  is published.