1889 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1889.
Excavations
- Early excavations at Lindholm Høje.
- Birka female Viking warrior in Sweden.
- Excavations in Plataea by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens begin.
Finds
- October – Folkton Drums found in a barrow in Yorkshire, England.
- Tauroctony found in Walbrook adjacent to the site of the London Mithraeum.
Births
- January 22 – Umberto Zanotti Bianco, Italian archaeologist, environmentalist and senator
- July 18 – Axel Boëthius, Swedish-born archaeologist of Etruscan culture
- August 5 – Rhys Carpenter, American Classical art historian
- December 1 – Alexander Keiller, Scottish archaeologist of Avebury