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1816 in archaeology
The year 1816 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations edit
Excavations edit
- March - The stupa at Amaravathi village, Guntur district, is recorded and excavated by Colin Mackenzie.[1]
- The North Leigh Roman Villa, in Oxfordshire is extensively excavated between 1813 and 1816, when its plan is recovered and interior features are reported.
- Giovanni Battista Caviglia begins work at Giza Necropolis.
Finds edit
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Events edit
- Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is appointed curator of the collections of the Museum of Northern Antiquities in Copenhagen, where he begins to organize them according to the three-age system.
- The Elgin Marbles are purchased by the British government from Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, for the British Museum in London.
Publications edit
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Births edit
- September 16 - Charles Thomas Newton, English Classical archaeologist (d. 1894).
- November 24 - Llewellynn Jewitt, British archaeologist, illustrator and natural scientist (d. 1886).[2]
Deaths edit
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References edit
- ^ "Plan of the Stupa, Amaravati". British Library. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ Press, Oxford University (2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 615. ISBN 9780199923052.