1891 in archaeology
# 1891 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1891.

## Explorations

* Brahmagiri first explored by Benjamin L. Rice.

## Excavations

* Peabody Museum (Harvard) - Harvard University project at Copan begins.
* Flinders Petrie works on the temple of Aten at Tell-el-Amarna, discovering a 300-square-foot (28 $m^2)$ New Kingdom painted pavement.
* J. Theodore Bent works at Great Zimbabwe.

## Finds

* May 28 - Gundestrup cauldron, found in Himmerland, Denmark.

## Paleontology

* October - Eugène Dubois finds the first fragmentary bones of Pithecanthropus erectus (later redesignated Homo erectus), or 'Java Man', at Trinil on the Solo River.
* The Saqqara Bird.

## Publications

* Coins of Ancient India by Sir Alexander Cunningham.
* Dorset Ooser first published.
