1862 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1862.

Excavations

 * Re-excavation of Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in eastern England under direction of landowner Septimus Davidson; a ship burial is uncovered.

Finds

 * The Painted Cave of Galdar discovered at Gáldar, Las Palmas, on Gran Canaria.
 * The Apollo Omphalos in Athens, Greece.

Events

 * Napoleon III establishes the National Archaeological Museum of France in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Births

 * May 27: Francis Llewellyn Griffith, British Egyptologist (died 1934)
 * October 26: Thomas J. Preston, Jr., American archaeologist (died 1955)
 * November 26: Aurel Stein, Hungarian-born archaeologist (died 1943)