1850 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1850.

Excavations

First excavations at Uruk by William Kennett Loftus.

Finds

Skara Brae revealed by weather.
Tara Brooch found near Laytown, County Meath, Ireland.
Neolithic site at Barnenez in Brittany recognised as a tumulus.

Births

March 18 - Alfred Maudslay, explorer, archaeologist and writer of accounts of the ruins of the Maya civilization
September 18 - Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian historian, archaeologist, epigrapher and folkorist, author of many books on ancient Dacia