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1861 in archaeology

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1861 in archaeology

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Explorations

  • First scientific investigations of Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar.
  • British archaeologist Alexander Cunningham identifies the ancient city of Vaishali with the present-day village of Basrah in Bihar.
  • Excavations

  • June - First modern excavation of the Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave of Maeshowe on Orkney by James Farrer.
  • Leon Heuzey excavates Vergina.
  • Publications

  • Edward Burnett Tylor - Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern.
  • Events

  • Archaeological Survey of India founded.
  • References

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