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1836 in archaeology

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1836 in archaeology. See also: other events of 1836.

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Finds

  • June - 17 miniature coffins of unknown provenance are found in a cave on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.
  • Chatsworth Head found near Tamassos on Cyprus.
  • Publications

  • Otto Jahn - Palamedes.
  • Christian Jürgensen Thomsen - Ledetraad til Nordisk Oldkyndighed.
  • Other events

  • October 25 - Luxor Obelisk re-erected in Place de la Concorde, Paris.
  • James Prinsep begins to decipher the Edicts of Ashoka.
  • References

    1836 in archaeology Wikipedia