1818 in archaeology
The year 1818 in archaeology involved some significant events.
| Table of years in archaeology |
|---|
| Related time period or subjects |
| Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more In Template:Year nav topic: extra parameters: science |
Events
- June 13 - Caspar Reuvens is appointed as the world's first professor of archaeology, at Leiden University in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Explorations
- Giovanni Battista Belzoni explores the interior of the Great Pyramid of Giza.[1]
Finds
- Ancient temple at Sanchi.
Publications
- Juan Ramis publishes Antigüedades célticas de la isla de Menorca ("Celtic Antiquities of the Island of Menorca") in Mahón, the first book in the Spanish language entirely devoted to prehistory.
Births
Deaths
gollark: Plants apparently have moderately complex responses to stimuli. Computers can classify images and beat humans at games and do logical reasoning and such.
gollark: Well, thinking is hard to define too.
gollark: If it's sufficiently random, and you sample it long enough, you'll eventually get Shakespeare plays and such!
gollark: So what *does* have souls? Plants? Fungi? Sufficiently complex computer programs?
gollark: Actually, do bacteria have souls? Can they be paid in those?
See also
References
- Belzoni, Giovanni Battista (1820). Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia. London.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.