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Founding in Boston
- When
- 1879
- Where
- Boston
Charles Eliot Norton founded the Archaeological Institute of America in Boston in 1879 with colleagues and friends.
The institute was established in Boston in 1879 by Charles Eliot Norton, an American author and professor of art. He founded the organization with his colleagues and friends. This event marks the origin of what would become North America's oldest learned society devoted to archaeology.
Sources
- Archaeological Institute of America Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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