1816 in archaeology

none October 2025 1816 archaeology science The year 1816 in archaeology involved some significant events. Excavations March - The stupa at Amaravathi village, Guntur district, is recorded and excavated by Colin Mackenzie.Plan of the Stupa, Amaravati http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000000848u00000000.html British Library 2013-01-02 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. 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. The Elgin Marbles are purchased by the British government from Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, for the British Museum in London. Births September 16 - Charles Thomas Newton, English Classical archaeologist (d. 1894). November 24 - Llewellynn Jewitt, British archaeologist, illustrator and natural scientist (d. 1886).Press Oxford University Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators 2012 OUP USA 9780199923052 615 https://books.google.com/books?id=05C02RhJZCkC en References Category:Archaeology by year Category:1810s in archaeology Archaeology