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. ^[1]
• Site of Susa in Persia examined by Henry Rawlinson.

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.

References

1. 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.
2. Redknap, Mark (2011-06-25). "The Llandaf Diptych". Cardiff: National Museum Wales . Retrieved 2020-07-19.
3. "Arthur's Seat coffins". National Museums Scotland . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
4. 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.