1838 in archaeology

none 1838 archaeology science Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1839. Explorations August 31 - Scottish-born scene painter David Roberts sets sail for Egypt (with the encouragement of J. M. W. Turner) to produce a series of drawings of the region for use as the basis for paintings and chromolithographs, later published in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia John Shae Perring, a British engineer working under Colonel Howard Vyse,Lehner Mark 2008 The Complete Pyramids New York; London Thames & Hudson 978-0-500-28547-3 50 clears the entrances to the pyramids of Sahure, Neferirkare and Nyuserre in Egypt.Edwards Iorwerth Abusir Bard Kathryn Kathryn A. Bard 1999 Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaarch00bard limited London; New York Routledge 978-0-203-98283-9 97 French orientalist painters Antoine-Alphonse Montfort and François Lehoux fr visit and paint the Roman temple of Bziza. Finds The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head (found on Cyprus in 1836) is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell.626437 The Chatsworth Head A. J. B. Wace The Journal of Hellenic Studies 58 1 1938 90–95 10.2307/626437 162702082 Etruscan statuettes found in Lake of the Idols. Victoria Cave near Settle, North Yorkshire in England, containing Paleolithic remains, is discovered.Palaeolithic Yorkshire – Victoria Cave https://www.yas.org.uk/Sections/Prehistory-Research/Palaeolithic/Palaeolithic-Yorkshire-Victoria-Cave Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society 2020-10-16 Winter 1837/38 - The Neolithic settlement of Rinyo on Rousay in Orkney (Scotland) is discovered. c. January - Remains of a Roman villa are found near Bath, Somerset, England during construction of the Great Western Railway and recorded with artefacts being preserved.Tim Bryan Iron, Stone and Steam: Brunel's Railway Empire Amberley Stroud 2023 978-1-3981-1269-8 134 Publications Rifa'a el-Tahtawi publishes The History of Ancient Egyptians. Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes publishes the first part of De La Création, Essai sur L'Origine et la Progression des Êtres. Jean-Frédéric Waldeck publishes the first detailed account of the Maya ruins of Uxmal. Deaths March 12 - Richard Polwhele, Cornish antiquarian (b. 1760). May 19 - Sir Richard Colt Hoare, English archaeologist (b. 1758).http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-richard-colt-hoare-2509 Sir Richard Colt Hoare 1758–1838 tate.org 9 June 2017 References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1830s in archaeology Archaeology