Excavations
- Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt of Queen's College, Oxford, begin excavation at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, discovering New Testament texts amongst the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.
- Richard Wetherill begins excavating Chaco Canyon.
- George H. Pepper from the American Museum of Natural History leads the Hyde Exploring Expedition in excavating Pueblo Bonito (ending 1899).
- A. S. Murray of the British Museum begins excavating Enkomi, Cyprus.
- Society of Antiquaries of Scotland begins excavating Ardoch Roman Fort.
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