1986 in archaeology
The year 1986 in archaeology involved some significant events.
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Explorations
Excavations
- Foundations of the Colossus of Nero in Rome.[1]
- British Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1a fighter aircraft N3200 recovered from the beach at Sangatte in France.[2][3]
Finds
- July 18 - First sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui in China found, leading to extensive investigation of the site.
- La Mojarra Stela 1.
- Wreck of HMS A1, the first British submarine casualty (1904), discovered in Bracklesham Bay by local fisherman.
- The second half of the Rogozen Treasure is found by archaeologists from the museum in Vratsa, Bulgaria.
- A fragment of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Libri is found in Egypt.[4]
Publications
- John McK. Camp - The Athenian Agora: excavations in the heart of classical Athens. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-39021-5
- Abraham de la Pryme (1672–1704) - A History of Kingston upon Hull. Kingston upon Hull City Council and Malet Lambert High School. ISBN 0-904767-12-4
- Pramod B. Gadre - Cultural Archaeology of Ahmadnagar during Nizam Shahi period, 1494–1632. Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation.
- Arlene Miller Rosen - Cities of Clay: the geoarcheology of tells. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-72626-6
- Henrieta Todorova (Хенриета Тодорова) - Каменно -медната епоха в България ("The Eneolithic period in Bulgaria"). Sofia.
Events
- July 8 - Protection of Military Remains Act passed in the United Kingdom.[5]
- November - First UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Great Britain designated: Durham Castle and Cathedral; Ironbridge Gorge; Studley Royal Park (including the ruins of Fountains Abbey); Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites; and Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Wales).
Births
Deaths
- January 10 - Emil Forrer, Swiss Assyriologist and Hittitologist (b. 1894)
- December 13 - Glyn Daniel, Welsh-born archaeologist (b. 1914)[6]
References
- Albertson, Fred C.(2001). "Zenodorus's "Colossus of Nero"". Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome
- Ranter, Harro. "Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3200, 26 May 1940". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- "The Spitfire lost for almost 50 Years". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- Gabriellin, Chantal (2003). "Lucius Postumius Megellus at Gabii: A New Fragment of Livy". The Classical Quarterly. New Series. 53 (1): 247–259. doi:10.1093/cq/53.1.247. hdl:2158/431091. JSTOR 3556494.
- "Protected Wrecks". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "Glyn Daniel". British Film Institute. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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