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Timeline of 19th century archaeological discoveries
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Timeline of Significant Dates of Archaeological Expeditions
and Discoveries
1879 - Rassam Excavates Many Tablets in Babylon Ruins with a Possible Location of the
Hanging Gardens
1878 - Campaigns of Sennacherib, Annals of Ashurbanipal and Many Tablets are Excavated by Rassam
1877 - Archaeology of Ancient Sumer is Awakened by Louvre Treasures
1877 - Victory Stele of Eannatum is Discovered by Frenchman Ernest de Sarzec at Lagash Site
1873 - George Smith Identifies Wreckless Looting By Layard and Ruthless Quarrying By
Mosul Bridge Builders
1873 - British Museum Sends George Smith to Further Excavate at Nimrud and Koujunjik
1872 - Britain Sends Conder and Kitchener for Inch to Mile Survey of Sites in Western Israel
1871 - The Jerusalem Temple Warning Inscription Stone Was Discovered by Ganneau
1870 - The Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele) is Discovered by Ganneau
1867 - France Sends the Brilliant Charles Clermont-Ganneau to Israel
1867 - Britain Sends Lieutenant Charles Warren to Investigate Jerusalem
1865 - Western Israel is Surveyed Because of Palestine Exploration Fund Foundation
1865 - The Immense Temple of Artemis is Discovered by J.T. Wood Because of a Roman Inscription
1864 - The Study of the Roman Catacombs is Examined Thoroughly by Giovanni De Rossi
1863 - Britain Sends J.T. Wood to Explore the Ancient Site of Ephesus
1860 - The Temple of Edfu in Egypt is Excavated by Mariette
1859 - The Codex Sinaiticus is Discovered by Constantin Tischendorf
1858 - The Temple of Hatshepsut in Egypt is Excavated by Mariette
1858 - Mariette is Recognized for Locating 15,000 Monuments at 37 Egyptian Sites From Memphis to Karnak
1853 - Ashurbanipal's Library Opened the Door for a Detailed Study of Assyrian and
Babylonian History
Note: Because of the many tablets discovered by archaeologists we are now certain that
written records of important events were documented from the beginning of history. The
Bible itself was believed by scholars to have been written long after the events they describe, and that the Old Testament was based on oral tradition at best.
1851 - Massive Assyrian Shipments were Lost in The Tigris River on Their Way to France
1850 - Excavations at the Ancient Area of Erech (Uruk) in the Land of Shinar by W.F. Loftus
1850 - The Sarapeum is Discovered in Egypt by Marriette and the National Museum is Established at Cairo
1850 - The Science of Assyriology is Underway with Many Historians in Disbelief of Biblical
Accuracy
Note: The new treasures found in the British Museum and the Louvre brought scores of
expeditions to the Tigris and Euphrates Valley, Britain, France, Germany, America, and
pretty much the whole world was impressed with the findings and wanted to see more, and
learn more about the early days of the human race. Although hundreds of thousands of archaeological discoveries have been unearthed, the work still goes on.
1849 - Layard's Book "Nineveh and Its Remains" is Published
1849 - Innumerable Clay Tablets are Unearthed at the Royal Library of Nineveh
1849 - Sennacherib's Palace at Koujunjik is Discovered by Layard
1849 - A 12 Volume Word is Published About Prussian Expeditions in Egypt by Karl Richard Lepsius
1848 - Tombs of the Kings is Discovered in Jerusalem by F. de Saulcy
1848 - Massive Shipment of Layards Discoveries are Shipped to Britain
1847 - The Famous Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II is Discovered by Layard
1846 - The Palaces of Ashurnasirpal, Shalmaneser II, Tiglath-pileser II, Adadnirari and Essarhaddon are Discovered.
1845 - Excavation at Nimrud (Ancient Calah) Began By Austin Henry Layard
Note: Austen Henry Layard was an Englishman who was referred to as the "father of a
Assyriology." From 1845-1851 he excavated the mounds of Nineveh and Nimrud. He
discovered the palaces of five Assyrian kings who were all mentioned in the Bible. He also discovered the great library of Ashurbanipal which contained over 100,000 clay tablets.
1845 - The Foundation is Laid for the Interpretation of Cuneiform and Mesopotamian History
1844 - The Ancient Site of Nineveh is Discovered
1843 - Khorsabad and the Palace of Sargon II are Discovered by Botta on Another Mound Note: Botta spent nearly 10 years excavating the magnificent Palace of King Sargon
1842 - Excavations of Ancient Assyrian Mounds Began at Koujunjik With Frenchman Paul Emile Botta
1842 - The Behistun Rock Inscription of Darius I is Deciphered and Copied at Considerable
Risk
Note: Sir Henry Rawlinson was a British army officer in 1835 when he noticed on Behistun
Mountain, about 200 miles to the northeast of ancient Babylon, a huge 1700 foot rock
standing out in the open plain. The strange perpendicular cliff contained a very smooth
surface with strange carvings. After careful investigation Rawlinson determined that the
engraved inscription was made in 516 BC by Darius, king of Persia. It was the same Darius
who gave orders to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem. The book of Ezra in the Bible records
this event and the fact that in the same year the Temple was completed. The full inscription
recorded the conquests of Darius in Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian languages. Because of
these Rawlinson was able to decipher the ancient Babylonian language within a 14 year period.
1837 - Discoveries in Persia are Examined by Colonel Henry Rawlinson
1828 - An Exhaustive Topography of Ancient Sites in the Holy Land is Created by Edward
Robinson and Eli Smith
1822 - Egyptian Hieroglyphics Are Finally Deciphered by Jean Francois Champollion
1820 - Claude James Rich Visits Mosul and Tries to Identify the Site of Ancient Nineveh
1817 - The Search for the Egyptian Pharaohs Begins
1817 - The Temple of Ramesses I is Discovered at Abu Simbel by Italian Archaeologist
Giovanni Belzoni
1815 - Lady Stanhope Devotes Her Life to Excavating Statuary from Askelon
1812 - Petra is Discovered by Swiss Explorer Johan Ludwig Burckhardt
1811 - Babylon is Excavated in Part by Claude James Rich and Interest is Awakened
Note: The scattered mounds invited much attention among travelers and explorers, and
many of the local natives believed these mounds were somehow cursed. Claude James Rich
was a British agent living in Baghdad, after reviewing some minor discoveries he visited the
mounds that made up the site of ancient Babylon in 1811. He began a small excavation with some locals and found some cuneiform tablets which he brought back to Baghdad.
1805 - Caesarea Philippi, Ammon and Ancient Jerash (Gerasa) are Discovered by Ulrich Seetzen
1799 - The Rosetta Stone was Discovered and the key to Egyptian Hieroglyphics Decipherment
1798 - Interest in Egypt is Awakened with Napoleon's Occupation
1770 - Archeologia Journal is Released in London
1717 - The Society of Antiquaries is Established in London
1173 - The Site of Babylon is Identified by Jewish Scholar Benjamin of Tudela
Note: The scattered mounds throughout the Euphrates Valley reveal where man's earliest
inhabitants built cities. Cities were built upon older cities until the mounds grew to over 100 feet tall and had peculiar shapes.