1878 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1878.
Excavations
- Christos Stamatakis excavates the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece.
- Excavation of Vinovia Roman fort in the north of England begins.
- September - Carl Humann begins excavations at Pergamon.
Publications
American Antiquarian founded by Rev. Stephen D. Peet.- Isaac Fletcher - "The Archaeology of the West Cumberland Coal Trade", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society.
Finds
- The Balawat Gates are discovered in Assyria by Hormuzd Rassam.
- 31 Iguanodon skeletons are discovered in a coal mine at Bernissart, Belgium.
- Pergamon Altar.
- Birka female Viking warrior excavated by Hjalmar Stolpe on the Swedish island of Björkö but believed at this time to be male.
- Bayou St. John submarine.
Other events
- September 12 - 'Cleopatra's Needle' is erected beside the River Thames in London.