1815 in archaeology
Appearance
| |||
---|---|---|---|
+... |
The year 1815 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Excavations
Finds
- The Philae obelisk is discovered, bearing inscriptions in hieroglyphic and Greek including the royal names of Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra.
- A fragmentary palimpsest of the Ambrosian Library at Milan (from the 4th century) is discovered by Cardinal Mai, including documents about Roman orator/rhetorician and grammarian Marcus Cornelius Fronto.
- The Candi Sukuh temple is first discovered, in very poor condition, by Johnson, the resident of Surakarta during the period of government under Sir Stamford Raffles.
- Roman bath-house at Vinovia is discovered.
Publications
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Other events
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |