1866 in archaeology
# 1866 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1866.

## Explorations

* Architect Thomas Drew draws attention to the significance of St. Audoen's Church, Dublin, Ireland.

## Excavations

* Discovery and first excavation of Fertőrákos mithraeum.

## Publications

* Posthumous publication by Édouard Lartet of Henry Christy's Reliquiae Aquitanicae, being contributions to the archaeology and palaeontology of Perigord and the adjacent provinces of southern France commences.

## Finds

* February 26 - The Calaveras Skull is discovered in California. Purported to be evidence of humans in North America during the Pliocene epoch, it turns out to be a hoax.
* The prehistoric sculpture Swimming Reindeer is found in France.
* The first copy of the Decree of Canopus is found at Tanis.

## Births

* May 23 - Edgar J. Banks, American antiquarian (d. 1945).
* June 26 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, British Egyptological excavation sponsor (d. 1923).
