1827 in archaeology
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The year 1827 CE in archaeology
included many events, some of which are listed below.
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, other events of 1827, 1828 in archaeology
and the list of years in archaeology.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
included many events, some of which are listed below.
See also: 1826 in archaeology
1826 in archaeology
1826 in archaeology.See also: 1825 in archaeology, other events of 1826, 1827 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology....
, other events of 1827, 1828 in archaeology
1828 in archaeology
- See also:* List of years in archaeology* 1827 in archaeology* 1829 in archaeology...
and the list of years in archaeology.
Excavations
- May 17 - St Cuthbert's coffin at Durham CathedralDurham CathedralThe Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...
. - Caspar ReuvensCaspar ReuvensCaspar Jacob Christiaan Reuvens was a Dutch historian and archaeologist. He was the founding director of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, the world's first ever professor of archaeology , and conducted the first excavations at the Roman provincial site Forum Hadriani...
, professor of archaeology at Leiden UniversityLeiden UniversityLeiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
, begins excavation of Forum HadrianiForum HadrianiForum Hadriani, at the modern town of Voorburg, was the northern-most Roman city on the European continent and the second oldest city of The Netherlands. It was located in the Roman province Germania Inferior and is mentioned on the Tabula Peutingeriana, a Roman road map.The site Forum Hadriani...
, an important RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
site in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, which will last into the 1830s.
Births
- April 14 - Augustus Henry Lane-FoxAugustus Pitt RiversLieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers was an English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for his innovations in archaeological methods, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections.-Life and career:Born Augustus Henry Lane-Fox at...
, EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
archaeologist (d. 19001900 in archaeology-Excavations:* March 16: Arthur Evans purchases Knossos and soon after begins excavations.* Excavations by Friedrich Delitzsch begin at Assur.* University of Pennsylvania excavations at Nippur conclude ....
as Augustus Pitt Rivers).