1855 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1855.

Excavations

• May - Heath Wood barrow cemetery in England, by Thomas Bateman.^[1]
• Dalton Parlours Roman villa in Yorkshire, England, by F Carroll.

Finds

• January 19 - Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II in a necropolis near Sidon.^[2]

Events

• December 14 - inaugural meeting of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society

Publications

• John Yonge Akerman - Remains of Pagan Saxondom.
• Churchill Babington (ed.) - Benefizio della Morte di Cristo, a remarkable book of the Reformation period.

Births

• September 10 - Robert Koldewey, German archaeologist (d. 1925).^[3]

Deaths

• April 15 - William John Bankes, English Member of Parliament, explorer and Egyptologist (b. 1786).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bateman, Thomas. Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills in the Counties of Derby, Stafford and York. 1861.
2. A voice from the ancient dead: Who shall interpret it?. United States Magazine of Science. 1855-02-11. Emerson. 379–381. 8069525. 2023-11-21.
3. Web site: Robert Koldewey - German architect and archaeologist. Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 May 2017. en.
4. Web site: BANKES, William John (1786-1855), of Kingston Hall, Dorset. www.historyofparliamentonline.org. 18 May 2017.