1823 in archaeology
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The year 1823 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Events
- Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan completes reconstruction of the Northumbrian Ruthwell Cross in Scotland.
Excavations
Finds
- January - In a cave on the Gower Peninsula of south Wales, Rev. William Buckland discovers the "Red Lady of Paviland", the first identification of a prehistoric (male) human burial. The bones are discovered with those of the woolly mammoth, proving that the two had coexisted.[1]
- Summer - Smythe's Megalith, a Neolithic tomb, is discovered in Kent, England, and excavated by local antiquarian Clement Smythe.
Births
- Giuseppe Fiorelli, Italian archaeologist of Pompeii (died 1896)
Deaths
- December 3 - Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities (born 1778)
See also
References
- ↑ Aldhouse-Green, Stephen (October 2001). "Great Sites: Paviland Cave". British Archaeology (61). Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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