1880 in archaeology
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The year 1880 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie travels to Egypt and conducts a survey of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Excavations
- Nicolay Nicolaysen excavates the Gokstad ship in Norway.
Finds
Publications
- Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola and Juan Vilanova y Piera publish their initial findings on the Altamira cave art.
- The Journal of Hellenic Studies begins publication.
Births
- April 11 - Julio C. Tello, Peruvian archaeologist (d. 1947)
- April 17 - Leonard Woolley, British archaeologist of Mesopotamia (d. 1960)
Deaths
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