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1891 in archaeology 
Summary
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1891.
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Explorations edit
- Brahmagiri first explored by Benjamin L. Rice.
Excavations edit
- Peabody Museum (Harvard) - Harvard University project at Copan begins.
- Flinders Petrie works on the temple of Aten at Tell-el-Amarna, discovering a 300-square-foot (28 m2) New Kingdom painted pavement.
- J. Theodore Bent works at Great Zimbabwe.
Finds edit
- May 28 - Gundestrup cauldron, found in Himmerland, Denmark.[1]
Paleontology edit
- October - Eugène Dubois finds the first fragmentary bones of Pithecanthropus erectus (later redesignated Homo erectus), or 'Java Man', at Trinil on the Solo River.
- The Saqqara Bird.
Publications edit
- Coins of Ancient India by Sir Alexander Cunningham.
- Dorset Ooser first published.
Births edit
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ "The Gundestrup Cauldron". National Museum of Denmark. Retrieved 27 May 2017.