1836 in archaeology
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1836.
Explorations
- October 16 - Ruins of Roman site at Mastaura in Greece visited by William Hamilton.[1]
- Site of Susa in Persia examined by Henry Rawlinson.
Excavations
Finds
- May - Right half of Llandaf Diptych (carved from elephant ivory in Paris around 1340/60) found in south Wales.[2]
- June
- 17 miniature coffins of unknown provenance are found in a cave on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.[3]
- Wreck of Tudor navy ship Mary Rose (capsized 1545) discovered in the Solent.
- Chatsworth Head found near Tamassos on Cyprus.[4]
- Procne and Itys statue in the Acropolis of Athens, Greece.
Publications
- Otto Jahn - Palamedes.
- Christian Jürgensen Thomsen - Ledetraad til Nordisk Oldkyndighed.
Events
- October 25 - Luxor Obelisk re-erected in Place de la Concorde, Paris.
- James Prinsep begins to decipher the Edicts of Ashoka.
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Hamilton, William John (1842). "Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus and Armenia: With Some Account of Their Antiquities and Geology". London: J. Murray. Retrieved 2021-12-11 – via Google Books.
- ^ Redknap, Mark (2011-06-25). "The Llandaf Diptych". Cardiff: National Museum Wales. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "Arthur's Seat coffins". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ Mattusch, Carol C. (1988). Greek Bronze Statuary: from the beginnings through the fifth century B.C.. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0801421489. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
chatsworth head british museum.