Английская Википедия:1815 in archaeology
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The year 1815 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
Finds
- The Philae obelisk is discovered, bearing inscriptions in hieroglyphic and Greek including the royal names of Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra.
- A fragmentary palimpsest of the Ambrosian Library at Milan (from the 4th century) is discovered by Cardinal Angelo Mai, containing correspondence between Roman orator/rhetorician and grammarian Marcus Cornelius Fronto and his imperial pupil.
- The Candi Sukuh temple is first discovered, in very poor condition, by Johnson, the resident of Surakarta during the period of government under Sir Stamford Raffles.
- Roman bath-house at Vinovia is discovered.
Publications
Other events
Births
- Edward Simpson, English archaeological forger (died ca. 1880)[1]
Deaths
References
