1836 in archaeology

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.
• Site of Susa in Persia examined by Henry Rawlinson.
• Site of Tripontium in England located by Matthew Bloxam.

Finds

• May - Right half of Llandaf Diptych (carved from elephant ivory in Paris around 1340/60) found in south Wales.
• June
• 17 miniature coffins of unknown provenance are found in a cave on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.
• Wreck of Tudor navy ship Mary Rose (capsized 1545) discovered in the Solent.
• Chatsworth Head found near Tamassos on Cyprus.
• 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.

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