1816 in archaeology

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The year 1816 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Explorations
2 Excavations
3 Finds
4 Events
5 Publications
6 Births

Explorations

Excavations

March - The stupa at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, is excavated.
The North Leigh Roman Villa, in Oxfordshire is extensively excavated between 1813 and 1816, when its plan is recovered and interior features are reported.
Giovanni Battista Caviglia begins work at Giza Necropolis.

Finds

Events

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is appointed curator of the collections of the Museum of Northern Antiquities in Copenhagen, where he begins to organize them according to the three-age system.

Publications

Births

September 16 - Charles Thomas Newton, British archaeologist.