1822 in archaeology

none 1822 archaeology science The year 1822 in archaeology involved some significant events. Finds March 23 - Stone coffin of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (executed 1322) is found at Ferry Fryston in West Yorkshire (England).https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Ferryfryston GENUKI The Ancient Parish of Ferry Fryston 2023-01-31 Smythe's Megalith in Kent (England) is identified but dismantled. Turin King List is discovered by Bernardino Drovetti. First discoveries of Golasecca culture. Publications Descriptions of the Ruins of an Ancient City, discovered near Palenque published in London. The first book on the Maya site of Palenque, based on the accounts of Antonio Bernasconi and Antonio del Rio, and illustrated with engravings based on the drawings of Bernasconi and Luciano Castañeda. Miscellaneous September 27 - Jean-François Champollion announces his success in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone in a letter to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris (based on the work of Thomas Young). Births January 6 - Heinrich Schliemann, excavator of Troy (d. 1890)Heinrich Schliemann - German archaeologist https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heinrich-Schliemann Encyclopedia Britannica 17 May 2017 en February 23 - Giovanni Battista de Rossi, developed Christian archeology (d. 1894) See also Ancient Egypt / Egyptology References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1820s in archaeology Archaeology