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. References