Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)I am a computer expert who loves a challenge. When I am not managing servers and fixing flaws, I write about it and other interesting things on various blogs.1861 in archaeologyUpdated on Jan 19, 2024EditLikeCommentShareShare on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditSign in1861 in archaeologyContentsExplorationsExcavationsPublicationsEventsReferencesExplorationsFirst 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. ExcavationsJune - First modern excavation of the Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave of Maeshowe on Orkney by James Farrer. Leon Heuzey excavates Vergina. PublicationsEdward Burnett Tylor - Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern. EventsArchaeological Survey of India founded. More Alchetron TopicsReferences1861 in archaeology Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SASimilar TopicsMen Are Like ThatCallum BruceChris Potter (jazz saxophonist)