1851 in archaeology

Table of years in archaeology
… 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 …
Related time period or subjects
… 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 … … 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s … … 18th century 19th century 20th century …
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more In Template:Year nav topic: extra parameters: science

The year 1851 in archaeology included many events, some of which are listed below.

See also: other events of 1851

Excavations

• Some excavation at Susa by William Loftus, who identifies the location.

Publications

• J. Collingwood Bruce's The Roman Wall: a historical, topographical, and descriptive account of the barrier of the lower isthmus, extending from the Tyne to the Solway.
• Daniel Wilson's The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, which introduces the word prehistoric into the English archaeological vocabulary.

Miscellaneous

• John Disney endows the Disney Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge, first held by John Howard Marsden

Births

• 8 July: Arthur Evans, rediscoverer of Minoan civilization