1855 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1855.
Excavations
- May - Heath Wood barrow cemetery in England, by Thomas Bateman.
- Dalton Parlours Roman villa in Yorkshire, England, by F Carroll.
Finds
- January 19 - Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II in a necropolis near Sidon.
Events
- December 14 - inaugural meeting of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
Publications
- John Yonge Akerman - Remains of Pagan Saxondom.
- Churchill Babington - Benefizio della Morte di Cristo, a remarkable book of the Reformation period.