1877 in archaeology
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1877 in archaeology
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[edit] Explorations
- Artist and photographer William Henry Jackson participates in the Hayden Survey of the Western United States, producing maps of Chaco Canyon, but no photographs due to technical problems.
[edit] Excavations
[edit] Publications
- Canon William Greenwell publishes his British Barrows
- Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas by Ephraim G. Squier
[edit] Finds
- Hermes by Praxiteles at Olympia
- Ruins of Lagash discovered by Ernest de Sarzec
[edit] Awards
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
- 16 June: Karel Absolon, Czech archaeologist
[edit] Deaths
- 17 October: Johann Carl Fuhlrott, discoverer of Neandertal Man
