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The year 1868 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Explorations 2 Excavations 3 Finds 4 Publications 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 See also 8 References

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[edit] Excavations

• Charles Warren starts first excavations of Jerico.
• Grime's Graves in the English county of Norfolk is excavated in 1868-1870, including Gallery III2b of Greenwell's Pit.
• The Mammen excavation, a Viking Age site near Viborg in Jutland (Denmark) is excavated.^[1]
• At Les Eyzies, France, a cave site is excavated containing Cro-Magnon remains, at the end of La Rue du Scez overlooking Le Havre du Scez (Saie).
• At Nymphaeum (a Greek colony in the Crimea), a burial site is excavated, with six Scythian tombs.

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• The Mesha Stele is found.
• At Rome, the remains of the Porta Capena are found.
• At Les Eyzies, France, where the Cro-Magnon remains were excavated, with the skeleton were numerous flint tools of Aurignacian manufacture.

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[edit] Births

• January 3: Franz Cumont

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[edit] See also

• Neanderthal man

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