1816 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1816 in archaeology

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The year 1816 in archaeology involved some significant events.

## Explorations[edit]

## Excavations[edit]

* March - The stupa at Amaravathi village, Guntur district, is recorded and excavated by Colin Mackenzie.[1]
* 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.

## Finds[edit]

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## Events[edit]

* 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.

## Publications[edit]

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## Births[edit]

* September 16 - Charles Thomas Newton, English Classical archaeologist (d. 1894).
* November 24 - Llewellynn Jewitt, British archaeologist, illustrator and natural scientist (d. 1886).[2]

## Deaths[edit]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Plan of the Stupa, Amaravati". British Library. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
2. ^ Press, Oxford University (2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 615\. ISBN 9780199923052.