1836 in archaeology
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1836 in archaeology. See also: other events of 1836.
Explorations
- Site of Susa in Persia examined by Henry Rawlinson.
Excavations
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Finds
- May - Right half of Llandaf Diptych (carved from elephant ivory in Paris around 1340/60) found in south Wales.[1]
- June
- 17 miniature coffins of unknown provenance are found in a cave on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.[2]
- Wreck of Tudor navy ship Mary Rose (capsized 1545) discovered in the Solent.
- Chatsworth Head found near Tamassos on Cyprus.[3]
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
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Deaths
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References
- ^ 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.